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Restoration comedy
noun
- English comedy of the period of the Restoration, stressing manners and social satire.
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Example Sentences
In retrospect, I probably overdid the routine a little; some of the flourishes were reminiscent of Restoration comedy.
The City Bride does not conform to the dominant type of Restoration comedy, but it belongs to a thriving tradition.
The brilliant Restoration comedy makes no pretence to be a national drama: neither do the comedies of Sheridan and Goldsmith.
They are far superior to the cold-blooded rakes of Dryden and the Restoration comedy.
Moreover, farcical elements appear regularly in the supposedly elegant and artificial Restoration comedy of manners.
The leading characters of Restoration comedy, from Etherege to Vanbrugh, are consciously and almost professionally wits.
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