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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (French: [pjɛʁ bomaʁʃɛ]; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier and revolutionary (both French and American).
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, né le 24 janvier 1732 à Paris où il meurt le 18 mai 1799, est un écrivain, dramaturge, musicien et homme d'affaires français. Éditeur de Voltaire, il est aussi à l'origine de la première loi en faveur du droit d'auteur et le fondateur de la Société des auteurs.
- Beaumarchais
- 24 janvier 1732Paris, France
- 18 mai 1799 (à 67 ans)Paris, France
- Pierre-Augustin Caron
May 14, 2024 · Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French author of two outstanding comedies of intrigue that still retain their freshness, Le Barbier de Séville (1775; The Barber of Seville, 1776) and Le Mariage de Figaro (1784; The Marriage of Figaro, 1785). Although Beaumarchais did not invent the type.
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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (January 24, 1732 – May 18, 1799) was a watch-maker, inventor, musician, politician, invalid, fugitive, spy, publisher, arms-dealer, and revolutionary (both French and American). He was best known, however, for his dramatic works, especially the three Figaro plays. The Marriage of Figaro served as the ...
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais is considered one of the greatest playwrights of eighteenth-century France. Working in a period of stylistic transition, he effectively synthesized elements of Molière's comedy of manners, Italian commedia dell' arte (play of professional artists), and the ideas of Denis Diderot concerning the drame ...
The Barber of Seville or the Useless Precaution (French: Le Barbier de Séville ou la Précaution inutile) is a French play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with original music by Antoine-Laurent Baudron. It was initially conceived as an opéra comique, and was rejected as such in 1772 by the Comédie-Italienne.
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Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French polymath, best known as a playwright, inventor, musician, diplomat, spy, and arms dealer. He is most famous for his theatrical works, particularly the plays “The Barber of Seville” and “The Marriage of Figaro,” which are central to the opera repertoire.
