Four English Comedies of the 17th and 18th Centuries.

by Ben; William Congreve; Oliver Goldsnith; Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Morrell Jonson

Four English Comedies of the 17th and 18th Centuries. (Volpone; The Way of the World; She Stoops to Conquer; The School for Scandal)

Genres: Classics, Drama, Plays, Comedy, Fiction, Read For School

Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read the first one, unfortunately not for me.

[russell barnes · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's 4 different plays in this collection, by different playwrights and written over 60 years so difficult to review in a cohesive way. What I will say is that two things stood out for me:

1. Volpone isn't as hilar as I pretended it was at university - which probably also reveals a little of what an obnoxious little student twat I was
2. The Way of the World was better than I remembered, but only just.
3. She Stoops to Conquer and The School for Scandal are utterly brilliant, but I wonder whether that's because they're just simply brill or the fact the language is less stilted and easier to understand. Actually, do they indicate language developed or simply language in plays. Surely people didn't actually speak like they do in Volpone compared to the more naturalistic conversations of ...Scandal.

Possibly more than 2 things stood out then.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Four English Comedies: Jonson - Volpone; Congreve - The Way of the World; Goldsmith - She Stoops to Conquer; Sheridan - The School for Scandal
by J.M. Morrell (Editor), Ben Jonson, William Congreve, Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Various
four plays read in high school

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just Valpone

[József · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just The School for Scandal

[Alaa Allah Ahmed · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have the exact book with 4 comedies... I'm studying 2 of the comedies this semester 2011

[" مطَّلِع " · Rating 3 out of 5]

مسلٍّ ومضحك بعض الشيء .