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ISBN: 9780713631517
The Rivals es una comedia escrita por Richard Brinsley Sheridan, que cuenta la historia de amor y enredos entre varios personajes de la alta sociedad inglesa. La obra se centra en Lydia Languish, una joven que está obsesionada con las novelas románticas y que busca un amor apasionado y prohibido. Para ello, rechaza a sus pretendientes más adecuados y se enamora de un joven llamado Beverly, que en realidad es el capitán Absolute disfrazado. A lo largo de la obra, se producen una serie de malentendidos, confusiones y duelos que ponen a prueba el ingenio y el honor de los personajes. Esta edición pertenece a la serie New Mermaids y está editada por Elizabeth Duthie.
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as The Rivals (1775), The Duenna (1775), The School for Scandal (1777) and A Trip to Scarborough (1777). He served as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. Sheridan died in 1816 and was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are frequently performed around the world.
