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Comedy of Manners 🔍
David L. Hirst Routledge, The Critical Idiom Reissued, 36
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First published in 1979, this book traces comedy of manners from the 1660s to the then present — a scope beyond the traditional focus on the Restoration and early twentieth century. It uncovers an underestimated subversive potential and socially critical force in this particularly English dramatic form, emphasising the distinctive subjects and style that distinguish it from more general forms of witty social satire. The author discusses the major comic dramatists of the post-Restoration period; reassesses the significance of Sheridan, Wilde and Coward; and examines the continuation of the tradition in modern writers. This book will be of interest to students of English literature and drama.
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Cover 1
Half Title Page 2
Title Page 4
Copyright Page 5
Original Title Page 6
Original Copyright Page 7
Contents 8
Acknowledgements 9
1 Introduction 10
2 The Seventeenth Century 15
3 The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries 45
The Eighteenth Century 45
The Nineteenth Century 56
4 The Twentieth Century 67
The Inter-war Period 67
Pinter 76
Osborne 90
Orton 105
5 Conclusion 120
Bibliography and Further Reading 126
Index 128
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