The Relapse and Other Plays

The Relapse and Other Plays PDF

Author: John Vanbrugh

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2004-10-14

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9780191517839

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The Relapse * The Provoked Wife * The Confederacy * A Journey to London * The Country House These five comedies on the theme of marital disharmony by the foremost Restoration playwright John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) are published in the Oxford English Drama series. The texts are freshly edited using modern spelling. There is a critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography which together illuminate the plays' cultural context and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike. 'The series should reshape the canon in a number of significant areas. A splendid and imaginative project.' Professor Anne Barton, Cambridge University ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Relapse

The Relapse PDF

Author: John Vanbrugh

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780706700732

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger John Vanbrugh (sir.)

The School for Scandal and Other Plays

The School for Scandal and Other Plays PDF

Author: Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 1998-05-07

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 0191605131

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Richly exploited comic situations, effervescent wit, and intricate plots combine to make Sheridan's work among the best of of all English comedy. The School for Scandal (1777) is his masterpiece, a brilliantly crafted comedy of contrasts in which brothers Joseph and Charles Surface contend for Maria, with hilariously differing intentions and results. Also a work of acute comic irony, The Rivals satirizes the romantic posturing of Lydia Languish while her disguised suitor Captain Absolute's resourceful contrivances advance an ever inventive and skilfully wrought plot. Included in this edition are the opera play The Duenna and the rarely printed musical play A Trip to Scarborough, adapted from Vanbrugh's The Relapse. Sheridan's last play, The Critic, is an exuberant parody of the modish tragic drama of the day. Lampooning Sir Fretful Plagiary's absurdly bombastic historical drama during its confused stages of production, its satire never fails to delight. The texts of the plays have been newly edited by the General Editor of the Oxford World's Classics English Drama series. A fine introduction and notes on Sheridan's playhouses and critical inheritance make this an invaluable edition for study and performance alike. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Relapse

The Relapse PDF

Author: Sir John VanBrugh

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2014-03

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9781293811931

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Relapse: Or, Virtue In Danger. A Comedy ... Sir John Vanbrugh Printed for J. and R. Tonson; G. Kearsly, 1761 Drama; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

The Relapse, Or, Virtue in Danger - a Comedy

The Relapse, Or, Virtue in Danger - a Comedy PDF

Author: Sir John Vanbrugh

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-02-04

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781523861491

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Excerpt from the Prologue: Ladies, this Play in too much haste was writ, To be o'ercharg'd with either Plot or Wit; 'Twas got, conceiv'd, and born in six Weeks Space, And Wit, you know, 's as slow in Growth--as Grace. Sure it can ne'er be ripen'd to your Taste; I doubt 'twill prove our Author bred too fast: For mark 'em well, who with the Muses marry, They rarely do conceive, but they miscarry. 'Tis the hard Fate of those who are big with Rhyme, Still to be brought-to-bed before their Time. Of our late Poets, Nature few has made; The greatest part--are only so by Trade. Still want of something brings the scribbling Fit; For want of Money some of 'em have writ, And others do't, you see-for want of Wit. Honour, they fancy, summons 'em to write, So out they lug in resty Nature's spight, As some of you spruce Beaux do-when you fight. Yet let the Ebb of Wit be ne'er so low, Some Glimpse of it a Man may hope to show, Upon a Theme so ample--as a Beau. So, howsoe'er true Courage may decay, Perhaps there's not one Smock-Face here to-day, But's bold as Caesar-to attack a Play. Nay, what's yet more, with an undaunted Face, To do the Thing with more heroick Grace, 'Tis six to four y' attack the strongest Place. You are such Hotspurs in this kind of Venture, Where there's no Breach, just there you needs must enter. But be advis'd-- E'en give the Hero and the Critique o'er, For Nature sent you on another score; She formed her Beau, for nothing but her Whore. This comedy if five acts was written in England in 1776."

The Relapse

The Relapse PDF

Author: Sir John Vanbrugh

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019394007

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Laugh along with this hilarious and satirical Restoration comedy from the pen of Sir John Vanbrugh, one of Britain's foremost playwrights of the 18th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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