Four English Comedies of the 17th and 18th Centuries Volpone, the Way of the World, She Stoops to Conquer, the School for Scandal (Paperback)

Four classics of English comedy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. From the zenith of Jacobean drama comes Volpone, one of Jonson's finest plays and a biting satire on human cupidity, while the urbane social comedy of the Restoration is represented by Congreve's The Way of the World, an elegant and stylish comedy of manners. Finally, from the sophisticated and civilized eighteenth century come two rumbustious comedies, The School for Scandal and She Stoops to Conquer, full of exuberant fun, unlikely plots and mistaken identities. Although very different, these four plays are collected in this volume by reason of their universality. They will delight audiences today as much as they did when they were first performed.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	English Library
Release date:	November 2001
Authors:	Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Editors:	J.M. Morrell
Dimensions:	198 x 128mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-043158-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > 16th to 18th centuries > General
LSN:	0-14-043158-6
Barcode:	9780140431582

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