The Rivals - A Comedy - Couverture souple

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0573013829 ISBN 13 : 9780573013829

Editeur : Samuel French Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

The plot centres on the two young lovers, Lydia and Jack. Lydia, who reads a lot of popular novels of the time, wants a purely romantic love affair. To court her, Jack pretends to be "Ensign Beverley", a poor army officer. Lydia is enthralled with the idea of eloping with a poor soldier in spite of the objections of her guardian, Mrs. Malaprop, a moralistic widow.

4 women, 8 men

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Sheridan's gift for turning situations on their heads is at the foundation of this farcicial comedy of manners. In the word-play of the comic scenes and the sentimentality of the lovers, Sheridan was writing for an eighteenth-century audience which prided itself on its decorum, sensibility and love of language. The Rivals is still as successful today. David Garrick remarked on watching one of its first performances in 1775: 'I see this play will run,' and 'run' it has ever since.

Biographie de l'auteur

Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan ( 1751–1816) was an Irish playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal and A Trip to Scarborough. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford (1780–1806), Westminster (1806–1807) and Ilchester (1807–1812). He was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Samuel French Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0573013829
• ISBN 13: 9780573013829
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 82
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible