James Morwood / David Crane (eds.)

Sheridan Studies

Herausgeber: Crane, David; Morwood, James; James, Morwood

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of essays reassesses the importance of Sheridan in the history of English comedy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9780521034395
• ISBN-10: 0521034396
• Artikelnr.: 21585754

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
Some dates in Sheridan's life
Introduction
1. Theatre in the age of Garrick and Sheridan Mark S. Auburn
2. 'Future retrospection': rereading Sheridan's reviewers Richard C. Taylor
3. Sheridan, Congreve and The School for Scandal Eric Rump
4. Sheridan, Molière and the idea of the school in The School for Scandal James Morwood
5. Satire and celebration in The Critic David Crane
6. Sheridan and language Jack D. Durant
7. Foiling the rival: argument and identity in Sheridan's speeches Christopher Reid
8. The political career of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Christopher Clayton
9. The ruin of a public man: the rise and fall of Richard Brinsley Sheridan as political reformer Marc Baer
10. On producing Sheridan Peter Wood
Select bibliography
Alphabetical list of plays mentioned
Index.