Sheridan: comedies: The rivals; A trip to Scarborough; The school for scandal; The critic: a case book
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TextSeries: Casebook SeriesPublication details: London Macmillan 1986Description: 223pISBN: 0333211448Subject(s): English literature - Drama | Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 | English drama | School for scandal (Sheridan, Richard Brinsley) | Rivals (Sheridan, Richard Brinsley) | Critic (Sheridan, Richard Brinsley)DDC classification: 822.6 Summary: This volume in the Drama section of the Casebook series is concerned with Sheridan's three most famous plays- The rivals; The school for scandal and The critic- though attention is also paid to A trip to Scarborough. In setting the context for critical study of Sheridan's dramatic art, Dr. Davison's selection presents material on his role as politician and orator (including his father's influential views on public speaking and stage elocution) and as theatre manager. From original reviews of first-night productions to the latest criticisms, a clear impression is given of the strength of the Sheridan tradition: one which has been accompanied by an unbroken continuity of performance over more than two hundred years.
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This volume in the Drama section of the Casebook series is concerned with Sheridan's three most famous plays- The rivals; The school for scandal and The critic- though attention is also paid to A trip to Scarborough. In setting the context for critical study of Sheridan's dramatic art, Dr. Davison's selection presents material on his role as politician and orator (including his father's influential views on public speaking and stage elocution) and as theatre manager. From original reviews of first-night productions to the latest criticisms, a clear impression is given of the strength of the Sheridan tradition: one which has been accompanied by an unbroken continuity of performance over more than two hundred years.
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