Plays And Poems Of Richard Brinsley Sheridan 3 Vols
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Author | : Jack E. DeRochi |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1611484804 |
This new collection of essays on Richard Brinsley Sheridan brings the most important British playwright of the eighteenth century back to the forefront of literary and cultural studies of the era. While his pyrotechnic life as a romantic hero, playwright, Member of Parliament, and theatre manager has generated a number of recent biographies, it is Sheridan's works--not just plays but also poetry and orations--that endure. These essays reclaim the legacy of the man of letters and partisan bon vivant who burst from obscurity to become a powerful cultural force in Georgian London. This collection covers the many lives of Sheridan, taking into account both his variegated career and the competing accounts of the man, as well as his early verse, which lays the foundation for his success as a playwright. Chapters are devoted to Sheridan's theatre, and provide innovative readings of his most famous dramatic pieces: The Rivals, The Duenna, The School for Scandal, The Critic, and Pizarro. The volume also includes extensive discussion of the dramatic highs of Sheridan's long political career, thus placing the playwright-politician firmly in the world in which performance and politics were inextricably entwined. Contributors: Mita Choudhury, Jack E. DeRochi, Marianna D'Ezio, Daniel J. Ennis, Emily Friedman, Steven Gores, David Haley, Robert W. Jones, Daniel O'Quinn, Glynis Ridley, John Vance, David Francis Taylor
Author | : Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
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Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Critics |
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Author | : Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1998-05-07 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0191605131 |
Richly exploited comic situations, effervescent wit, and intricate plots combine to make Sheridan's work among the best of of all English comedy. The School for Scandal (1777) is his masterpiece, a brilliantly crafted comedy of contrasts in which brothers Joseph and Charles Surface contend for Maria, with hilariously differing intentions and results. Also a work of acute comic irony, The Rivals satirizes the romantic posturing of Lydia Languish while her disguised suitor Captain Absolute's resourceful contrivances advance an ever inventive and skilfully wrought plot. Included in this edition are the opera play The Duenna and the rarely printed musical play A Trip to Scarborough, adapted from Vanbrugh's The Relapse. Sheridan's last play, The Critic, is an exuberant parody of the modish tragic drama of the day. Lampooning Sir Fretful Plagiary's absurdly bombastic historical drama during its confused stages of production, its satire never fails to delight. The texts of the plays have been newly edited by the General Editor of the Oxford World's Classics English Drama series. A fine introduction and notes on Sheridan's playhouses and critical inheritance make this an invaluable edition for study and performance alike. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author | : Richard brinsley Sheridan |
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Release | : 1928 |
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Author | : Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : English drama |
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The rivals. Saint Patrick's Day.
Author | : George Winchester Stone |
Publisher | : SIU Press |
Total Pages | : 980 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780809307432 |
Representative selections from Restoration and eighteenth-century drama, comedy, satire, tragedy, and farce are prefaced by descriptions of the theaters, acting styles, methods of play production, and audiences.
Author | : Dane Farnsworth Smith |
Publisher | : Bucknell University Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780838720745 |
This work is the late author's manuscript abridged and edited by M. L. Lawhon. It follows his earlier volume of similar title for the years 1671-1737, continuing that study through the remainder of the eighteenth century. In addition to Sheridan's Critic, the book treats little-known plays of the lesser playwrights of the period. Illustrated.
Author | : Arnold Hare |
Publisher | : Windsor, Berkshire : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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A volume in the Writers and Their Work series, which draws upon recent thinking in English studies to introduce writers and their contexts. Each volume includes biographical material, an examination of recent criticism, a bibliography and a reappraisal of a major work by the writer.
Author | : Jack Davis Durant |
Publisher | : Hall Reference Books |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
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Author | : Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan |
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Total Pages | : 724 |
Release | : 1884 |
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