Sheridan Plays
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few dramatists captured the glittering hypocrisy of Georgian society with the razor-sharp wit of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and this authoritative collection brings together his finest works for the stage — including the perennially celebrated The School for Scandal, The Rivals, and The Critic — presenting them in a form accessible to both the student and the seasoned theatre enthusiast. Edited with an introduction by Cecil Price, the volume situates each play within its rich historical and theatrical context, illuminating Sheridan's genius for comic irony, sparkling dialogue, and biting social satire. Price, one of the foremost Sheridan scholars of the twentieth century, illustrates how these plays transcend their Restoration and Georgian roots to speak with enduring relevance to the human condition — skewering vanity, gossip, and moral pretension with a precision that feels startlingly modern. This Oxford University Press edition stands as a landmark of dramatic scholarship, offering a meticulously curated text that rewards close reading and theatrical imagination in equal measure. For anyone who has ever wondered how laughter can cut deeper than a reprimand, Sheridan's stage awaits.
Author: Cecil Price
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Oxford University Press
Genre: Plays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few dramatists captured the glittering hypocrisy of Georgian society with the razor-sharp wit of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and this authoritative collection brings together his finest works for the stage — including the perennially celebrated The School for Scandal, The Rivals, and The Critic — presenting them in a form accessible to both the student and the seasoned theatre enthusiast. Edited with an introduction by Cecil Price, the volume situates each play within its rich historical and theatrical context, illuminating Sheridan's genius for comic irony, sparkling dialogue, and biting social satire. Price, one of the foremost Sheridan scholars of the twentieth century, illustrates how these plays transcend their Restoration and Georgian roots to speak with enduring relevance to the human condition — skewering vanity, gossip, and moral pretension with a precision that feels startlingly modern. This Oxford University Press edition stands as a landmark of dramatic scholarship, offering a meticulously curated text that rewards close reading and theatrical imagination in equal measure. For anyone who has ever wondered how laughter can cut deeper than a reprimand, Sheridan's stage awaits.