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Beaumarchais: A Biography by Maurice Lever, 2009-04-28 The Figaro Trilogy: The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, The Guilty Mother (Oxford World's Classics) by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 2008-08-01 Beaumarchais And His Times: Sketches Of French Society In The Eighteenth Century by Louis De Lomenie, 2007-07-25 Beaumarchais in Seville: An Intermezzo by Hugh Thomas, 2009-01-06 Spy for Liberty:The Adventurous Life of Beaumarchais, Playwright and Secret Agent for the American Revolution by Ariane Ruskin, 1965-01-01 Beaumarchais and "the Lost Million.": A Chapter of the Secret History of the American Revolution [1890] by Charles J. (Charles Janeway) Stille, 2010-01-06 Comic Style of Beaumarchais by J.B. Ratermanis, William Robert Irwin, 1969 The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais, 2005-03-31 Beaumarchais: Le Mariage de Figaro (French Texts) by Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais, 2003-12-05 The Bourgeois From Molière to Beaumarchais; The Study of a Dramatic Type by Walter Thomson Peirce, 2010-03-25 The Barber of Seville: In a New Translation and Adaptation by Bernard Sahlins (Plays for Performance) by Pierre A. de Beaumarchais, 1998-10-25 Beaumarchais by Frederic Grendel, 1977-05-19 Beaumarchais, l'insolent by Jean-Claude Brisville, Edouard Molinaro, et all 1996-03-14 The Marriage of Figaro: A Comic Opera in Three Acts, Founded On Beaumarchais' Comedy of La Folle Journée, and On the Follies of a Day ... by Henry Rowley Bishop, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, et all 2010-01-08

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1. Pierre Beaumarchais - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
   beaumarchais was born PierreAugustin Caron, the only boy among the six children of a watchmaker. The family was comfortable and Caron had a peaceful and  
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   Extractions: Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. "Beaumarchais" redirects here. For the radio show, see Beaumarchais (radio show) Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais January 24 May 17 ) 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 theatrical works, especially the three Figaro plays. Beaumarchais was born Pierre-Augustin Caron, the only boy among the six children of a watchmaker. The family was comfortable and Caron had a peaceful and happy childhood in contrast to his adult life. Caron left school at the age of 13 to apprentice under his father. A few years later, possibly between 1751 to 1753, he invented an escape mechanism for watches, that allowed them to be made substantially more accurate and compact than watches made up to this point. One of his greatest feats was a watch mounted on a ring, made for Madame de Pompadour , a mistress of Louis XV . The invention was later recognised by the Acad©mie des sciences , but only after a tussle with M. Lepaute, the royal watchmaker, who attempted to pass off the invention as his own [3].

2. Pierre Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais (1732-1799)
   A biography of the French dramatist beaumarchais.  
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   Extractions: PIERRE AUGUSTIN CARON DE BEAUMARCHAIS This article was originally published in Encyclopedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, Volume III . Anonymous. Cambridge: University Press, 1910. pp. 589-90. BEAUMARCHAIS, PIERRE AUGUSTIN CARON DE (1732-1799), French dramatist, was born in Paris on January 24, 1732. His father, a watchmaker named Caron, brought him up to the same trade. He was an unusually precocious and lively boy, shrewd, sagacious, passionately fond of music and imbued with a strong desire for rising in the world. At the age of twenty-one he invented a new escapement for watches, which was pirated by a rival maker. Young Caron at once published his grievance in the Mercure , and had the matter referred to the Academy of Sciences, which decided in his favour. This affair brought him into notice at court; he was appointed, or at least called himself, watchmaker to the king, who ordered from him a watch similar to the one he had made for Mme de Pompadour. His handsome figure and cool assurance enabled him to make his way at court. Mme Franquet, the wife of an old court official, persuaded her husband to make over his office to young Caron, and, on her husband's death, a few months later, married the handsome watchmaker. Caron at the same time assumed the name Beaumarchais; and four years later, by purchasing the office of secretary to the king obtained a patent of nobility. Goethe 's Clavigo , for Beaumarchais did not pursue his vengeance beyond words. Beaumarchais made his first essay as a writer for the stage with the sentimental drama

3. Pierre De Beaumarchais
   beaumarchais was one of the most colorful characters of the old Regime, who earned and lost fortunes, served as a secret agent in Britain, and supplied guns  
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   Extractions: Pierre de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) French playwright and adventurer, whose best known comedies are The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784). The plays inspired two famous operas, the first composed by Gioachhino Rossini, and the second by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Beaumarchais was one of the most colorful characters of the old Regime, who earned and lost fortunes, served as a secret agent in Britain, and supplied guns to the American revolutionaries. Although he supported the French Revolution, he was forced to go into exile. "No, Monsieur le Comte, you shan't have her! You shan't have her. Because you are a great noble, you think you are a great genius! Nobility, a fortune, a rank, appointments to office: all this makes a man so proud! What did you do to earn all this? You took the trouble to get born - nothing more. Moreover, you're really a pretty ordinary fellow. While as for me, lost in the crowd, I've had to use more knowledge, more brains, just to keep alive than your likes have to spend on governing Spain and the Empire for a century. And you want to contest with me - ..." (from The Marriage of Figaro France joined the American War of Independence against Britain officially in 1778, but Beaumarchais had already supplied arms to the American colonies. He also organized a fleet of merchant ships to carry cannons, ammunition and other equipment and assist the Continental Congress. In exchange for the war supplies the agent of Congress promised to send back produce, chiefly tobacco, as compensation of the debt. 40 years later Beaumarchais's daughter still waited for the compensation, which was about 2 million francs. Congress replied: "Take one third or nothing."

4. No. 588: Beaumarchais And Mozart
   About Mozart, beaumarchais, and the Marriage of Figaro.  
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   Extractions: by John H. Lienhard Click here for audio of Episode 588. Today, you will go dancing, but genius will play the tune. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. M ozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro for a new market for the public subscription concert. He was an early pioneer of listener-supported music. You couldn't be very radical when you wrote for royal patrons. Here you had means for taking your case to the people. It was 1786. Revolution was afoot. Mozart's librettist adapted The Marriage from a play by a French clockmaker, born Pierre Caron. When he was only 19, Caron invented a fine new clock escapement mechanism. That earned him enough money to run with the rich. He married a wealthy widow. He took the fancy name of Beaumarchais. By the age of 27, he was teaching harp to Louis XV's daughters. He had a nose for court intrigue. He soon gained the title of Count Beaumarchais. He moved from mechanics to music to social climbing. Then he took up play-writing. And his plays supported the cause of revolution from inside the palace walls.

5. Hôtel Beaumarchais - *** - Site Officiel - Paris - France
   Translate this page Hotel beaumarchais- Site officiel - Hôtel de charme 3 étoiles situé au coeur de Paris, rue oberkampf, à 2 pas du marais.  
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6. How To Stage A Revolution | Arts Critics | Guardian Unlimited Arts
   beaumarchais, the dramatist behind The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville, So it is with beaumarchais whose twin masterpieces, The Barber of  
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7. Villa Beaumarchais, Paris, France - 234 Guest Reviews - Booking.com Online Hotel
   This hotel is reminiscent of a great country house, boasting a skylit garden conservatory and well appointed rooms. The hotel contrasts a stylishly elegant  
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8. Comédie-Française - Beaumarchais
   Translate this page Il prend, dès 1756, le nom de beaumarchais, du nom d une terre de sa première épouse, bâtit sa fortune sur des coups de poker, organise l exploitation de la  
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   Extractions: Beaumarchais de Voltaire (1783 - 1790), finance la Compagnie des Eaux, se bat sur tous les fronts, intrépide, dénonçant çà et là les privilèges, toujours la plume à la main, instrument de combat, de séduction, qu'il manie avec éloquence et insolence. Il entre en littérature par la petite porte, fournit à Lenormant d'Étiolles, mari de la Pompadour, des Parades dans le genre poissard (1757 - 1763). Le théâtre l'intéresse cependant d'une manière plus sérieuse, et, suivant les idées développées par Diderot sur le drame bourgeois, il donne à la Comédie-Française Eugénie (1767), demi-échec suivi de la publication d'un ouvrage théorique, Essai sur le genre dramatique sérieux , et Les Deux Amis (1770), échec total. Changeant de genre, Beaumarchais projette de donner aux Comédiens italiens qui le refusent, Le Barbier de Séville , un opéra-comique. Après aménagements, et tandis que Beaumarchais se débat dans un procès contre le juge Goëzman, la Comédie-Française reçoit en 1773 la comédie du Barbier de Séville , finalement créée en 1775. Le succès n'est pas immédiat. La pièce est coupée et ramenée de 5 à 4 actes, dès la seconde représentation. Une longue série de représentations victorieuses s'ouvre alors. Tout en méditant une suite à l'histoire de son Figaro, Beaumarchais prend la tête des auteurs dramatiques trop longtemps abusés par les Comédiens-Français, qui profitent de leur monopole pour ne pas rétribuer les auteurs comme il conviendrait. D'un conflit mené tambour battant par Beaumarchais, exigeant des comptes exacts, et peu avare en déclarations tonitruantes, naît la Société des auteurs dramatiques (1777 - 1780). Dès 1781

9. Beaumarchais Villa Paris - Special Internet Rates At HotelClub
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10. P.-A. C. De Beaumarchais Papers
    beaumarchais, a French watchmaker turned playwright, was engaged in the king s secret service, and on missions to England he grew interested in the  
    http://www.clements.umich.edu/Webguides/Arlenes/B/Beaumarchais.html
    
    Extractions: 140 items Beaumarchais, a French watchmaker turned playwright, was engaged in the king's secret service, and on missions to England he grew interested in the complains of the American colonies against Great Britain. When the revolution began, he induced the French government to aid the Americans. As agent of the Spanish and French governments, he transported supplies to the rebels. Letters and documents of the family of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, playwright, secret agent in the American Revolution. , ed. Gilbert Chinard (Paris and Baltimore, 1929) and in Janette C. Gatty, (Leiden, 1976). Purchased, 1937 P.-A. C. de Beaumarchais Papers Subject Index United StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783Participation, French Brief guide to manuscripts collections

11. Beaumarchais, L'insolent (1996)
    Directed by Edouard Molinaro. With Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Manuel Blanc. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary,  
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12. Beaumarchais
    Translate this page Cette association fondée par la SACD attribue deux fois par an (janvier et juin) des bourses d écriture.  
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    Extractions: Des lettres Une présence en forme de solidarité pour accompagner ces oeuvres dans leur histoire, dans leur parcours et, au-delà, pour préserver un espace de liberté et d'épanouissement contre les tentatives "d'encadrement", d'appauvrissement, voire de confiscation de la création. Des chiffres (par an) 2 000 candidatures "Beaumarchais" : Gao Xingjian en 2000. "Beaumarchais"

13. Paris France Hotel : Caron De Beaumarchais, Paris Hotel Charme
    Translate this page Caron de beaumarchais is an hotel de charme in Paris ideally located in town s center. 19 charming rooms decorated with antiques and old furniture with  
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14. Pierre-Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais - Wikipédia
    Translate this page Pierre-Augustin Caron de beaumarchais, né le 24 janvier 1732 à Paris où il est mort le 18 mai 1799, inhumé au cimetière du Père-Lachaise (division 28),  
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    Extractions: Paris France ©crivain et dramaturge fils d'horloger Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais , n© le 24 janvier Paris o¹ il est mort le 18 mai , inhum© au cimeti¨re du P¨re-Lachaise (division 28), est un ©crivain et dramaturge fran§ais et fut l’une des figures embl©matiques du si¨cle des Lumi¨res N©   Paris le 24 janvier 1732, mort   Paris le 18 mai 1799   l'age de 67 ans. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais est n© le 24 janvier Paris , o¹ il a travaill© toute sa vie. Fils d'horloger, il est l'inventeur du m©canisme de l' ©chappement   hampe. Il l'a expliqu© au sieur Lepautre, horloger du Roi, qui se pr©tend alors   l'origine mais Pierre-Augustin le confond en cour. Beaumarchais est ©galement l'inventeur d'un m©canisme de perfectionnement destin© aux p©dales de harpes. Il se marie en Son sens de l'intrigue et des affaires, son fort pouvoir de s©duction, devaient lui permettre de gagner les faveurs de la Cour. Il devient en

15. Hotel Beaumarchais – Marais Paris - Official Site
    Discover the official site of the Hotel beaumarchais, a 3 star near the Marais quarter in Paris.  
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16. Pierre-Augustin De Beaumarchais - Wikipedia, La Enciclopedia Libre
    Translate this page Pierre-Augustin Caron de beaumarchais (24 de enero de 1732, París-18 de mayo de 1799, París), de trepidante vida, es autor de dos ágiles y divertidas farsas  
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    Extractions: Saltar a navegaci³n bºsqueda Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais 24 de enero de Par­s 18 de mayo de , Par­s), de trepidante vida, es autor de dos ¡giles y divertidas farsas de ambiente espa±ol, El barbero de Sevilla y Las bodas de F­garo Beaumarchais Hijo de un relojero, dej³ los estudios a los trece a±os para aprender el oficio de su padre. Fue el inventor, en del mecanismo de los relojes con un nuevo tipo de escape. En se cas³ con Madeleine-Catherine Aubertin, viuda Franquet, diez a±os mayor que ©l, y a±adi³ a su nombre el de Beaumarchais, perteneciente a una propiedad de su esposa, que muri³ un a±o despu©s. Se sospecha que la mat³. En dio clases de arpa a las hijas de Luis XV . Gozando de la protecci³n real que le vali³ cargos oficiales, se asoci³ con el financiero de la corte Par­s Duverney , se involucr³ en las especulaciones comerciales demostrando tal habilidad en estos negocios que, en pocos a±os, consigui³ hacerse con una gran fortuna. Consigui³ el cargo de secretario del rey y enseguida fue nombrado lugarteniente general de caza y empez³ a escribir. En esa ©poca fue el protegido del pr­ncipe de Conti En por motivos pol­ticos y econ³micos se march³ a Espa±a donde escribi³ Eug©nie ) y el drama Los dos amigos De nuevo en Par­s , se cas³, en , con Genevi©ve-Madeleine Wattebled, viuda de L©vªque, guardia general de los Menus-Plaisirs , que muri³ en

17. Beaumarchais, Repères Biographiques
    Translate this page Repères biographiques sur beaumarchais (1732-1799).  
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    Extractions: @import url("http://www.etudes-litteraires.com/css/menu.css"); Accueil Outils Langue Le site ... Recommander tabdropdown.init("bluemenu") Beaumarchais (1732-1799) Lire ses autres contributions Le Mariage de Figaro Mariage de Figaro Autres biographies de Beaumarchais sur Internet : Sur le site de la Sur le site du Sur la page Membres.lycos.fr/.../figaro1.html (biographie chronologique).

18. Pierre-Augustin De Beaumarchais Biography
    beaumarchais was born in Paris, France, on January 24, 1732. He attended school until the age of thirteen and then went to work as an apprentice for his  
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19. Pierre-Augustin Caron De Beaumarchais
    Despite his rather irregular background or maybe because of it the French foreign minister, Vergennes, turned to beaumarchais to conduct a series of  
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    Extractions: Pierre-Augustin Caron was born in Paris, the son of a watchmaker. Initially, Pierre followed in his father's trade, and exhibited a talent not only with mechanical objects, but in the fields of music and writing. He taught the harp to the daughters of the French king Louis XV, which introduced him to the high society of Paris. Talented and handsome, Pierre became notoriously popular with women. By marrying in succession two wealthy widows and pursuing his own commercial activities, he acquired considerable financial means. He wrote successful theater pieces and engaged in other literary activities. His comedy The Barbarer of Seville was shown in 1775, and was a popular success with the broad public, if not all of the nobility. With his money and social connections, Pierre Caron was able to assume the name ‘de Beaumarchais' in 1756. Despite his rather irregular background [or maybe because of it] the French foreign minister, Vergennes, turned to Beaumarchais to conduct a series of secret dealings in arranging for French support to the colonial rebels at the outset of the American Revolution. There is some speculation that Beaumarchais had eariler performed a secret mission in London for Louis XV and Mme Du Berry in 1774. However, the scheme set up in 1776 to support the American cause was quite elaborate.

20. BEAUMARCHAIS Pierre-Augustin Caron
    Translate this page Texte intégral du Barbier de Séville. Biographie détaillée de beaumarchais.  
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