Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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"There, sir, an attack upon my language! what do you think of that?--an aspersion upon my parts of speech! was ever such a brute! Sure, if I reprehend any thing in this world, it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs!"--Mrs. Malaprop cited in The Rivals (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman.
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Works
- The Rivals (first acted 17 January 1775)
- St Patrick's Day (first acted 2 May 1775)
- The Duenna (first acted 21 November 1775)
- A Trip to Scarborough (first acted 24 February 1777)
- The School for Scandal (first acted 8 May 1777)
- The Camp (first acted 15 October 1778)
- The Critic (first acted 30 October 1779)
- The Glorious First of June (first acted 2 July 1794)
- Pizarro (first acted 24 May 1799; with incidental music by Jan Ladislav Dussek)
He also wrote a selection of poems, and political speeches for his time in parliament.
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Adaptations and Cultural References
In The Duchess (2008) film, a biography of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, The School for Scandal is performed.
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