English, Scottish, & Welsh Drama, Irish Drama, Comedy - Drama

The School for Scandal

Name: The School for Scandal
Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
ISBN: 9780486266879

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Overview

Often called the best comedy of manners in English, and one of the most produced of all theater classics, this delightful play displays Sheridan's mastery of the mechanics of stage comedy, his flair for witty dialogue, and his delight in skewering the affectation and pretentiousness of aristocratic Londoners of the 1770s.

Synopsis

A theater classic, often called the best comedy of manners in English, is a delightful play that brilliantly skewers the affectation and pretentiousness of aristocratic Londoners of the 1770s.

About the Author, Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Ann Blake is Honorary Fellow at the School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia

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"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