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Paperback Comedy of Manners Book

ISBN: 1138284041

ISBN13: 9781138284043

Comedy of Manners

(Part of the The Critical Idiom Series)

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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...

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