{"product_id":"9780713631883","title":"Critic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Mermaids\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCritic\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Brinsley Sheridan | David Crane\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Critic was Sheridan's response to a very specific political and\u003cbr\u003etheatrical situation. In the summer of 1779, a Franco-Spanish invasion\u003cbr\u003eseemed imminent and patriotic fervour superseded party divisions and\u003cbr\u003epersonal animosities. The Critic satirises the panic of the summer in\u003cbr\u003ethe form of the comically misconceived tragedy 'The Spanish Armada'\u003cbr\u003ethat is in rehearsal in the second and third acts, but The Critic ends\u003cbr\u003ewith genuine patriotic feeling. This edition traces both the political\u003cbr\u003eand the theatrical objects of Sheridan's satire and discusses its\u003cbr\u003ereliance (and improvement) on earlier meta-theatrical burlesques like\u003cbr\u003eThe Duke of Buckingham's Restoration romp The Rehearsal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 November 1989\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713631883\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335411712140,"sku":"9780713631883","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780713631883","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}