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Etherege, Sir George - ĕthˈərĭj, 1636–1692, English dramatist. His witty, licentious comedies—The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub (1664) and She Wou'd If She Cou'd (1668)—set the tone of the Restoration comedy of manners that Congreve was to continue. His last play, The Man of Mode (1676), is famous for its creation of the great fop, Sir Fopling

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The Comic Spirit in Restoration Drama: Studies in the Comedy of Etherege, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar » Read Now
by Henry Ten Erck Perry. 148 pgs.

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The Man of Mode » Read Now
by George Etherege, W. B. Carnochan. 162 pgs.

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Restoration Comedy, 1660-1720 (Chap. V "Etherege (?1635-91)") » Read Now
by Bonamy Dobree. 182 pgs.

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...Lockier said that Sir George Etherege was . . . exactly...entertaining to gentle George or easy Etherege, to that loose wandring...After this play Etherege was silent for...
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The Social Mode of Restoration Comedy (Chap. VI "The Period of Etherege") » Read Now
by Kathleen M. Lynch. 246 pgs.

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...1897 edition , "Sir George Etheredge", pp. 259-298, and...been noted in the drama of Etherege and his contemporaries. But...the society which men like Etherege and...
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The Comedy of Manners (Chap. III "The Plays of Sir George Etherege") » Read Now
by John Palmer. 310 pgs.

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English Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1642-1780) (1914) (Chap. V "Etherege and Wycherley (Shadwell)") » Read Now
by George Henry Nettleton. 366 pgs.

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...Calderon. Adaptations by George Digby, Earl of Bristol...Restoration comedy. From Etherege onward, the artificial...The Rival-Ladies and Etherege Comical Revenge...
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Absolutism and the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1720: A Biographical Dictionary ("Etherege, George (ca. 1634-1691)" begins on p. 106) » Read Now
by Christopher Baker. 450 pgs.

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This book--the sixth volume in The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World series--provides information on more than 400 individuals who created and played a role in the era's intellectual and cultural activity. The book's focus is on cultural figures--those whose inventions and discoveries...
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This book--the sixth volume in The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World series--provides information on more than 400 individuals who created and played a role in the era's intellectual and cultural activity. The book's focus is on cultural figures--those whose inventions and discoveries contributed to the scientific revolution, those whose line of reasoning contributed to secularism, groundbreaking artists like Rembrandt, lesser known painters, and contributors to art and music.
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