Richard Brinsley Sheridan : the impresario in political and cultural context / / edited by Jack E. DeRochi and Daniel J. Ennis
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| Titolo: |
Richard Brinsley Sheridan : the impresario in political and cultural context / / edited by Jack E. DeRochi and Daniel J. Ennis
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Bucknell University Press, 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 822/.6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Politics and literature - England - History - 18th century |
| Soggetto geografico: | London (England) Social life and customs 18th century |
| Altri autori: |
DeRochiJack E
EnnisDaniel James <1970->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 Duenna, The School for Scandal, and The Critic was also an innovative theatrical manager, a flashy profligate, and the mainstay of political oppo |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
| ISBN: | 1-61148-481-2 |
| 1-299-18443-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820096003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Transits (Bucknell University)