The School for Scandal and Other Plays
The Critic
$22.60
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
27 October 1988
Summary
A collection of three of the sharpest Restoration comedies.
The three plays collected in this volume demonstrate Sheridan’s unerring ability to create unrivalled comedy out of ingenious plots, witty repartee, farcical situations and flamboyant characters. And while he never overtly moralizes, Sheridan uses brilliant comedy to deflate hypocrisy and satirize the manners of his age.
In The Rivals, Captain Absolute becomes his own rival for the hand of Lydia Languish - wo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140432404 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014043240X |
| Author: | Richard Sheridan, Eric Rump |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 27 October 1988 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Richard Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816) was the son of an actor-elocutionist and educated at Harrow. He escorted the singer Elizabeth Linley to France, fought two duels on her behalf and married her in 1773. In 1775 he made a spectacular debut as a dramatist with The Rivals, St Patrick’s Day and The Duenna, a comic opera. In 1776 he acquired Garrick’s share in the Drury Lane Theatre which he managed until it burnt down in 1809. The School for Scandal was produced in 1777. From 1780 till 1812, Sheridan was an MP and held several government offices.
Eric Rump is an Associate Professor of English at Glendon College, York University, Toronto. He is the author of a number of articles on both Restoration and modern drama.
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