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The School for Scandal

play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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The School for Scandal

Summary

The School for Scandal is a dramatic work[1]. It draws 716 Wikipedia views per month (dramatic_work category, ranking #69 of 285).[2]

Key Facts

  • The School for Scandal authored Richard Brinsley Sheridan[3].
  • The School for Scandal's instance of is recorded as dramatic work[4].
  • The School for Scandal's genre is comedy of manners[5].
  • The School for Scandal's Commons category is recorded as The School for Scandal[6].
  • The School for Scandal's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The School for Scandal was released on May 8, 1777[8].
  • The School for Scandal's has edition or translation is recorded as The School for Scandal[9].
  • The School for Scandal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The School for Scandal[10].
  • The School for Scandal's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The School for Scandal'}[11].
  • The School for Scandal's derivative work is recorded as Q47420909[12].
  • The School for Scandal's copyright status is recorded as public domain[13].
  • The School for Scandal's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • The School for Scandal's form of creative work is recorded as play[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The School for Scandal authored Richard Brinsley Sheridan[3].

Publication

The School for Scandal was published on May 8, 1777[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is comedy of manners[5].

Why It Matters

The School for Scandal draws 716 Wikipedia views per month (dramatic_work category, ranking #69 of 285).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Lolita public domain Richard Brinsley Sheridan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:The School for Scandal
    Genre → comedy of manners
    Has edition or translation → The School for Scandal
    Language of work or name → English
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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