This is the first systematic attempt to establish Sheridan as a major figure in the history of English comedy. Leading scholars address Sheridan's role not only as an outstanding playwright, but also as the manager of Drury Lane Theatre, and his subsequent career in politics. This volume undertakes an important reevaluation of Sheridan's achievements as a master of rhetoric in both the theatrical and political worlds, and provides a much needed contemporary assessment of his importance in the history of comedy.
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This is the first systematic attempt to establish Sheridan as a major figure in the history of English comedy. Leading scholars address Sheridan's role not only as an outstanding playwright, but also as the manager of Drury Lane Theatre, and his subsequent career in politics. This volume undertakes an important reevaluation of Sheridan's achievements as a master of rhetoric in both the theatrical and political worlds, and provides a much needed contemporary assessment of his importance in the history of comedy.
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This chapter presents a broad, general overview of London theatre in the age of David Garrick and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, spanning slightly more than six decades. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scandal scenes, regency crisis, screen scene, sentimental comedy, acting manager Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Drury Lane, Covent Garden, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Sir Peter, Prince of Wales, House of Commons, Morning Chronicle, Political Register, Place Papers, History of Westminster Election, Dropmore Papers, Morning Post, Joseph Surface, Sir Anthony, David Garrick, French Revolution, The Duenna, The Spanish Armada, Lady Holland, George Canning, Lord Holland, The London Magazine, Charles James Fox, Charles Lamb, Thomas Sheridan New!
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This chapter presents a broad, general overview of London theatre in the age of David Garrick and Richard Brinsley Sheridan, spanning slightly more than six decades. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scandal scenes, regency crisis, screen scene, sentimental comedy, acting manager Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Drury Lane, Covent Garden, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Sir Peter, Prince of Wales, House of Commons, Morning Chronicle, Political Register, Place Papers, History of Westminster Election, Dropmore Papers, Morning Post, Joseph Surface, Sir Anthony, David Garrick, French Revolution, The Duenna, The Spanish Armada, Lady Holland, George Canning, Lord Holland, The London Magazine, Charles James Fox, Charles Lamb, Thomas Sheridan New!
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- The School for Scandal (Dover Thrift Editions) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan on 39 pages
- The School For Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan on 39 pages
- The Way of the World (Dover Thrift Editions) by William Congreve on 13 pages
- Love for Love by William Congreve on 12 pages
- A Trip to Scarborough by Richard Brinsley Sheridan on 8 pages
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- Slavery, Colonialism And Connoisseurship: Gender And Eighteenth-century Literary Transnationalism by Nandini Bhattacharya on page 132, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The School for Scandal and Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Naval Engagements: Patriotism, Cultural Politics, and the Royal Navy 1793-1815 by Timothy Jenks in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bacchae and Other Plays: Iphigenia among the Taurians; Bacchae; Iphigenia at Aulis; Rhesus (Oxford World's Classics) by Euripides in Front Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to English Restoration Theatre (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Deborah Payne Fisk in Back Matter
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