The School for Scandal (New Mermaids) - Softcover

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley; Crane, David

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9780713642599: The School for Scandal (New Mermaids)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713642599 ISBN 13: 9780713642599

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 2007

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This is an updated edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, The School for Scandal. It also contains an article written by Dr. David Crane on the original staging, arguing that knowledge of staging and performance requirements is important to an understanding of the play.

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About the Author:

Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman. He tried his talent in different genres of literature. In his plays he satirized the prevailing customs in a hilarious manner. He became a leading figure f his party.

Review:

“The quintessential creation about people blabbering about people. Here is sham, snobbery and betrayal in full regalia. Yet it is suffused with true elegance. Even sentiment peers through. Language glitters and characters effervesce.” ―The New York Times

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