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Restoration comedy

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noun

  1. English comedy of the period of the Restoration, stressing manners and social satire.


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The actress continued with the National Theatre for another two years including a performance as Mrs Sullen in the Restoration comedy The Beaux' Stratagem in Los Angeles.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Buckley’s dialogue sounds like the witty combination of the vulgar and formal in Restoration comedy, but sprinkled into it — and one must assume this is deliberate — are modern colloquialisms.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

Indeed, as many critics here have noted, Mr. Godwin’s production makes a case for this Restoration comedy as a work with a distinctly feminist flavor.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2015

Already, he said, "we are on a knife-edge with Restoration comedy … It's hard to find people who can teach and direct it".

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2013

Restoration tragedy is much less important than Restoration comedy.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

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