The rivals ; The duenna ; A trip to Scarborough ; the school for scandal ; The critic / Richard Brinsley Sheridan ; edited by Michael Cordner.

By:

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

Contributor(s):

Cordner, Michael

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford English drama | Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (lvi, 436 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191561757
0191561754
1280680075
9781280680076
9786613657008
661365700X
0191605131
9780191605130

Other title:

Rivals ; The duenna ; A trip to Scarborough ; The school for scandal ; The critic
School for scandal and other plays [Cover title]

Uniform titles:

Plays. Selections

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rivals.DDC classification:

822/.6 22

LOC classification:

PR3681 .C67 1998eb

Other classification:

18.05

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note on the Text; Sheridan's Playhouses; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Richard Brinsley Sheridan; THE RIVALS; THE DUENNA; A TRIP TO SCARBOROUGH; THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL; THE CRITIC; Explanatory Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Review: "The three plays collected in this volume demonstrate Sheridan's unerring ability to create 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 - wooing her under another name, while her aunt, the verbally inept Mrs Malaprop, wishes her to marry the real Captain. The Critic, featuring the pompous Puff and the arrogant Sneer, is a mocking depiction of the theatre, playwrights and, of course, critics. And The School for Scandal continues the theme of imposture when Sir Oliver Surface tests his nephews by appearing before them in disguise, and learns that reputation and the approval of society are of little value." "In his introduction, Eric S. Rump places the plays in their historical and dramatic context and examines their enduring popularity. This edition also includes notes and an appendix entitled 'Lydia's Books'."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages lii-liv).

"The three plays collected in this volume demonstrate Sheridan's unerring ability to create 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 - wooing her under another name, while her aunt, the verbally inept Mrs Malaprop, wishes her to marry the real Captain. The Critic, featuring the pompous Puff and the arrogant Sneer, is a mocking depiction of the theatre, playwrights and, of course, critics. And The School for Scandal continues the theme of imposture when Sir Oliver Surface tests his nephews by appearing before them in disguise, and learns that reputation and the approval of society are of little value." "In his introduction, Eric S. Rump places the plays in their historical and dramatic context and examines their enduring popularity. This edition also includes notes and an appendix entitled 'Lydia's Books'."--Jacket