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The School for Scandal
Series: New Mermaids
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Ideal for readers interested in classic theatre, social satire, and sharp, elegant humour examining human folly and societal manners.
In The School for Scandal, Sheridan's artificial world of heightened
wit and heightened folly delights its audience, but at times it engages
them with moments of human pain and happiness, before delivering them
back to its comedy.
A favourite 18th century playFrequently a set text for English and Drama coursesPart of the successful New Mermaids series
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In The School for Scandal, Sheridan's artificial world of heightened wit and heightened folly delights its audience. At times, it engages them with moments of human pain and happiness, before delivering them back to its comedy.
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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
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780713662900
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 June 2004
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Illustration: approx 4 b&w photos
Contributors:
- Edited by Prof. Ann Blake
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 162g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Ann Blake is Honorary Fellow at the School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Also by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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