Comedy of manners (Q23334)

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Comedies in which character-study and amusing dialogue are the chief elements. Moliere, Congreve, Sheridan, Oscar Wilde, and W. Somerset Maugham are representative exponents of this type of comedy.

Comedies in which character-study and amusing dialogue are the chief elements. Moliere, Congreve, Sheridan, Oscar Wilde, and W. Somerset Maugham are representative exponents of this type of comedy.
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Comedy of manners
Comedies in which character-study and amusing dialogue are the chief elements. Moliere, Congreve, Sheridan, Oscar Wilde, and W. Somerset Maugham are representative exponents of this type of comedy.

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    historical term
    Comedy of manners (English)
    historical description
    Comedies in which character-study and amusing dialogue are the chief elements. Moliere, Congreve, Sheridan, Oscar Wilde, and W. Somerset Maugham are representative exponents of this type of comedy. (English)
    Source
    Theatre and stage: a modern guide to the performance of all classes of amateur dramatic, operatic, and theatrical work (1923)
    Publication date
    1923
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