Richard Brinsley Sheridan the impresario in political and cultural context

Illustrations AcknowledgmentsIntroductionJack E. DeRochi and Daniel J. EnnisOne: The Many Lives of Richard Brinsley SheridanJack E. DeRochi Two: Sheridan’s Early Style Robert JonesThree: The Literary Origins of Sir Lucius O’TriggerDavid HaleyFour: Reflections upon Maintaining a Competitive Edge: The Duenna and her Peers at Drury Lane Mita ChoudhuryFive: Schools Beyond Scandal, 1776-1800 Emily FriedmanSix: The Rule of Scandal: Sheridan in the Age of Wilde and Shaw John VanceSeven: Naumachia and the Structure of The Critic Daniel J. EnnisEight: The Lees and Sheridan: An Unexamined Connection Steven GoresNine: Sheridan’s Courtroom Dramas: The Impeachment of Warren Hastings and the Trial of the Bounty MutineersGlynis RidleyTen: Pizarro’s Spectacular Dialectics: Sheridan’s Bridge to the Cosmopolitical Future Daniel O’QuinnEleven: Sheridan and WomenMarianna D’EzioTwelve: Caricaturing Sheridan David Francis TaylorBibliography Index About the Contributors