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The School for Scandal and Other Plays

Paperback • 1988 • English

The School for Scandal and Other Plays

By Richard Brinsley

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About the book

The three plays collected in this volume demonstrate Sheridan's unerring ability to create unrivalled comedy out of ingenious plots, witty repartee, farcical situations and flamboyant characters. And while he never overtly moralizes, Sheridan uses brilliant comedy to deflate hypocrisy and satirize the manners of his age. In The Rivals, Captain Absolute becomes his own rival for the hand of Lydia Languish - wooing her under another name, while her aunt, the verbally inept Mrs Malaprop, wishes her...Show more

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ISBN

9780140432404

Published year

1988

Language

English

Original title

The School for Scandal and Other Plays

Format

Paperback

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