BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature Guides Criticism/Essays Criticism/Essays Biographies Biographies My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help

Search "The Rivals"

 

The Rivals Summary
Not What You Meant?  There are 13 definitions for Rival.

The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Print-Friendly
About 209 pages (62,755 words) in 8 products

"The Rivals" Search Results
Contents:
Summaries and Analysis


Author Biography

Name: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Birth Date: October 30, 1751
Death Date: July 7, 1816
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Place of Death: London, England
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupations: playwright, orator

summary from source:
Biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
937 words, approx. 3.1 pages
The British playwright and orator Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) wrote two comic masterpieces for the stage, The Rivals and The School for Scandal. In his own time, Sheridan was equally celebrated as a great Whig orator. Richard Brinsley Sheridan...
summary from source:
Biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
11391 words, approx. 38 pages
Richard Brinsley Sheridan wrote and produced three plays that have been performed more frequently than the works of any other playwright between William Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw. The Rivals, The School for Scandal, and The Critic entered the performi...
summary from source:
Biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
10480 words, approx. 34.9 pages
Richard Brinsley Sheridan wrote and produced three plays that have been performed more frequently than the works of any other playwright between Shakespeare and Shaw. The Rivals, The School for Scandal, and The Critic entered the performing repertoire im...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
summary from source:
The Rivals Summary
6,235 words, approx. 21 pages
The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1751, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was the second son of Thomas Sheridan, an actor and theater manager, and of Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan, a playwright and novelist. His father was...
summary from source:
The Rivals Information
958 words, approx. 3 pages
The Rivals, a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, is a comedy of manners in five acts. It was first performed on 17 January...


News and Journals
summary from source:

The Village Voice
The Rivals
12/22/2004: 924 words, approx. 3 pages
Aiming for style, director Mark Lamos can almost convince you that it equals substance THE RIVALS By Richard Brinsley Sheridan Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65th Street 212.239.6200 POLISHED JOKES The Rivals is one of the best...
summary from source:

Variety
The Rivals.
01/04/1999: 543 words, approx. 2 pages
(COMEDY REVIVAL; ABBEY THEATER; 628 SEATS; 15 POUNDS ($21) TOP) DUBLIN A National Theater Society Ltd/Abbey Theater presentation of the play in two acts by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Directed by Brian Brady. Sets and costumes, Conor Murphy; lighting, Trevor Dawson; music adviser,...
summary from source:

AP News
Palestinian minister submits resignation
4/23/2007: 377 words, approx. 1 pages
The top Palestinian security official submitted his resignation during a Cabinet meeting Monday, citing a lack of progress in carrying out his new plan to bring law and order to the chaotic Palestinian territories.Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, however, refused to let him step down, senior...
summary from source:

AP Features
Palestinian prime minister rejects resignation of key security official
4/23/2007: 391 words, approx. 1 pages
The top Palestinian security official submitted his resignation during a Cabinet meeting Monday, citing a lack of progress in carrying out his new plan to bring law and order to the chaotic Palestinian territories. But Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh refused to let him step down,...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
summary from source:
Critical Essay by Anne Parker
5,443 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Parker considers Sheridan's balance of wit and sentimentality in The Rivals.
summary from source:
Critical Essay by Richard C. Taylor
4,368 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Taylor examines early critical reaction to Sheridan's satirical drama The Rivals.


The Rivals Study Pack

Get the complete The Rivals Study Pack, which includes everything on this page. Approximately 209 pages (at 300 words per page) in 8 products. (Download a sample literature guide)

 Please Note: Study Pack does not include any HighBeam content.

This Study Pack Contains:
Complete Literature Study Guide
3 Biographies
2 Encyclopedia Articles
2 Literature Criticism Essays
Multiple Formats Available:

· online web format
· "print-friendly" format
· downloadable PDF format
· downloadable Word/RTF format
Available Immediately Online
 

The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Print-Friendly
About 209 pages (62,755 words) in 8 products




Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags


About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy