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R. B. Sheridan (Author), C. J. L. Price (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford (17 Oct 1968)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0198319088
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198319085
  • Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 12.2 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 351,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'After years of neglect, Sheridan's 1775 comic masterpiece is coming back into fashion.' Michael Billington, Guardian, 14.9.10 'delightful comedy' Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 14.9.10 'the real pleasure of this play is in the characters, none more so than Mrs Malaprop, whose glorious abuse of the language instantly passed into the English bloodstream.' Georgina Brown, Mail on Sunday, 19.9.10 'This is one of those great Irish comedies that make their home in the English theatre, sending up English life with affectionate relish.' John Peter, Sunday Times, 19.9.10 'Sheridan's play is about the gap between the need for maturity and the immaturity of people who feed their feelings with semi-romantic fantasies.' John Peter, Sunday Times, 19.9.10 'Wonderfully rich and elegant comedy is accompanied by sudden glimpses of deeper emotion' Daily Telegraph - Charles Spencer, 24.11.10 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Sheridan's gift for turning situations on their heads is at the foundation of this farcicial comedy of manners. In the word-play of the comic scenes and the sentimentality of the lovers, Sheridan was writing for an eighteenth-century audience which prided itself on its decorum, sensibility and love of language. The Rivals is still as successful today. David Garrick remarked on watching one of its first performances in 1775: 'I see this play will run,' and 'run' it has ever since.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars An acquired taste, 4 Dec 2004
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This review is from: The Rivals (New Mermaids) (Paperback)
This is a comedy, but at first it is quite hard to grasp this point. However, get used to the language and the fact that things will sound differently to how they read and you'll be laughing out loud. Add to this the ultra-comprehensive notes that come with this addition and you have quite a valuable package. Not to everyone's taste however.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, 25 Feb 2011
This review is from: The Rivals (New Mermaids) (Paperback)
This is just what you need if your studying english and this is one of the texts your required to analize. There is a few added extras at the beginning, such as character profiles, author profile and a history of bath etc

Generally a really useful copy of the play. It's really quite funny too.

Highly recommended for the academic or anyone who loves comedy.
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10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars an excellent edition, 30 Oct 2001
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This review is from: The Rivals, The (Drama Classics) (Paperback)
This edition of the play is very useful.I found the introduction relevent and useful towards my college course and the play itself hilarious and witty. The charcters are all very deep and this is an excellent example of a romantic, comedy.
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