Sheridan,Richard Brinsley

Sheridan,Richard Brinsley
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. 1751-1816.
British playwright and politician known for his satirical comedies of manners, including The Rivals (1775), which features the catachrestic character Mrs. Malaprop.

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  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley — ▪ Irish playwright Introduction baptized Nov. 4, 1751, Dublin, Ire. died July 7, 1816, London, Eng.       Irish born playwright, impresario, orator, and Whig politician. His plays, notably The School for Scandal (1777), form a link in the history …   Universalium

  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley — (1751 1816)    Born in Dublin, the grandson of Thomas Sheridan (see entry), he was educated at Harrow school, Middlesex. Living in Bath, in 1770, Sheridan fell in love with Eliza Linley, daughter of a music teacher, and the pair eloped to France… …   British and Irish poets

  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (Butler) — (baptized Nov. 4, 1751, Dublin, Ire. died July 7, 1816, London, Eng.) British playwright, orator, and politician. His family moved to England, and he was educated at Harrow School in London. He rejected a legal career for the theatre. His comedy… …   Universalium

  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (Butler) — (bautizado 4 nov. 1751, Dublín, Irlanda–7 jul. 1816, Londres, Inglaterra). Dramaturgo, orador y político británico. Su familia se mudó a Inglaterra, y se educó en Harrow School en Londres. Desestimó la carrera de abogacía por el teatro. Su… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley — ► (1751 1816) Autor dramático y político irlandés. Autor de la comedia Los rivales (1775) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley — (1751 1816)    Dramatist and orator, b. in Dublin, the s. of an actor, was ed. at Harrow. In 1772 he eloped with Miss Linley, a famous singer, went with her to France, fought two duels, and m. her in 1773. S. has a reputation of the highest in… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Richard Brinsley Sheridan — (* 30. Oktober 1751 in Dublin; † 7. Juli 1816 in London[1]) war ein irischer Dramatiker und Politiker. Leben …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Richard Brinsley Sheridan — (30 October 1751 ndash; 7 July 1816) was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman. Early life R.B. Sheridan was born in Dublin on 30 October 1751 at 12 Dorset Street, a fashionable street in the late eighteenth century. (Fellow playwright Seán O… …   Wikipedia

  • Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sheridan. Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan, né à Dublin le 30 octobre  …   Wikipédia en Français

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