Sheridan Studies (Paperback)

List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Some dates in Sheridan's life; Introduction; 1. Theatre in the age of Garrick and Sheridan Mark S. Auburn; 2. 'Future retrospection': rereading Sheridan's reviewers Richard C. Taylor; 3. Sheridan, Congreve and The School for Scandal Eric Rump; 4. Sheridan, Moliere and the idea of the school in The School for Scandal James Morwood; 5. Satire and celebration in The Critic David Crane; 6. Sheridan and language Jack D. Durant; 7. Foiling the rival: argument and identity in Sheridan's speeches Christopher Reid; 8. The political career of Richard Brinsley Sheridan Christopher Clayton; 9. The ruin of a public man: the rise and fall of Richard Brinsley Sheridan as political reformer Marc Baer; 10. On producing Sheridan Peter Wood; Select bibliography; Alphabetical list of plays mentioned; Index.