Cart 0

The Rivals A Comedy

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Rs.139

Rs. 199

30% OFF

Inclusive all taxes

Binding: Paper Back

Publisher: B. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Language: English

This Product is out of stock

Description

The Rivals, brimming with false identities and with romantic entanglements carried on amid a cloud of parental disapproval, satirizes the pretentiousness and sentimentality of the age. It features a cast of memorable characters, among them the lovely Lydia Languish, whose pretty head has been filled with nonsense from romantic novels; Capt. Jack Absolute, a young officer in love with Lydia; Sir Anthony Absolute, Jack?s autocratic father; Sir Lucius O?Trigger, a fiery Irishman; and Jack?s provincial neighbor, Bob Acres, a bumptious but lovable country squire in love with Lydia. Hoping to win Lydia's affection, Captain Jack woos the pretty miss by pretending to be a penniless ensign named Beverley, an act that nearly incites a duel with Acres. His actions also provoke serious objections from Lydia's aunt, Mrs. Malaprop, a misspeaking matron whose ludicrous misuse of words gave the English language a new term: malapropism. Ultimately, the hilarious complications are resolved in a radiant comic masterpiece that will entertain and delight theater devotees and students of English drama alike. During a brief but brilliant literary career, Irish-born dramatist and statesman Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751?1816) wrote cleverly plotted plays that revealed his nimble wit and keen eye for comic situations. Two of them ? The School for Scandal and The Rivals ? are among the funniest in the English language

Additional Info

Author	Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Publisher	B. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Language	English
Binding Type	Paper Back
Fiction	Classic
ISBN13	9788119348909
SKU	BK 0156446