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UNINA9910453000903321 |
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Titolo |
Richard Brinsley Sheridan [[electronic resource] ] : the impresario in political and cultural context / / edited by Jack E. DeRochi and Daniel J. Ennis |
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Lanham, Md., : Bucknell University Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-61148-481-2 |
1-299-18443-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Collana |
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Transits : literature, thought & culture |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DeRochiJack E |
EnnisDaniel James <1970-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Politics and literature - England - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
London (England) Social life and customs 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. THE MANY LIVES OF RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN; Chapter 2. SHERIDAN'S EARLY STYLE; Chapter 3. THE LITERARY ORIGINS OF SIR LUCIUS O'TRIGGER; Chapter 4. REFLECTIONS UPON MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE EDGE; Chapter 5. SCHOOLS BEYOND SCANDAL, 1776-1800; Chapter 6. THE RULE OF SCANDAL: Sheridan in the Age of Wilde and Shaw; Chapter 7. NAUMACHIA AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE CRITIC; Chapter 8. THE LEES AND THE SHERIDANS: An Unexamined Connection |
Chapter 9. SHERIDAN'S COURTROOM DRAMAS: The Impeachment of Warren Hastings and the Trial of the Bounty Mutineers; Chapter 10. PIZARRO'S SPECTACULAR DIALECTICS: Sheridan's Bridge to the Cosmopolitical Future; Chapter 11. SHERIDAN AND WOMEN; Chapter 12. CARICATURING SHERIDAN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection reinvigorates Sheridan studies by presenting his spectacular life and extraordinary works in the intricate political, social, and cultural context of Georgian London. The author of The Rivals, The |
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