The Critic (New Mermaids) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Critic (New Mermaids) Book

The Critic was Sheridan's response to a very specific political and theatrical situation. In the summer of 1779, a Franco-Spanish invasion seemed imminent and patriotic fervour superseded party divisions and personal animosities. The Critic satirises the panic of the summer in the form of the comically misconceived tragedy 'The Spanish Armada' that is in rehearsal in the second and third acts, but The Critic ends with genuine patriotic feeling. This edition traces both the political and the theatrical objects of Sheridan's satire and discusses its reliance (and improvement) on earlier meta-theatrical burlesques like The Duke of Buckingham's Restoration romp The Rehearsal.Read More

from£10.99 | RRP: £7.99
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £4.86
  • ASDA

    A revised edition of this 18th century comedy with an introduction in which aspects of language staging and interpretation are explored. The reader is encouraged to examine the strong political element in the play and to see how this relates to its literary and theatrical parodies.

  • Pickabook

    Richard Brinsley Sheridan, David Crane (Editor)

  • 0713631880
  • 9780713631883
  • Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  • 9 November 1989
  • Methuen Drama
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 112
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.