EXAM - English literature 2
Satire upon social attitudes, most often attacking superficiality and
materialism, society where appearances count more tha true character.
Oliver Goldsmith: The Good-Natur’d Man – story of the testing and curing of a generously credulous
(kergeusklik) hero by the devices of a sensible uncle, She Stoops to Conquer – its bashful and reversed
cetntral character, who only relaxes in company of servants, is brought out of himself by the stooping of a
resourceful heroine.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan: comedies equally full of action, reversal, confusion and verbal wit. The Rivals,
The Relapse The School for Scandal, The Critic: or, A Tragedy Rehearsed – critical burlesque on the
problem of producing a play and satirical defence of his own art against rivals.
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