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Etherege

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Eth·er·ege  (thr-j, thrj), Sir George 1635?-1692?
English playwright of the Restoration whose comedic works, such as She Would if She Could (1668), gave rise to the comedy of manners as a dramatic form.
Etherege [ˈɛθərɪdʒ]
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(Biographies / Etherege, Sir George (?1635-?1692) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist) Sir George. ?1635-?92, English Restoration dramatist; author of the comedies The Comical Revenge (1664), She would if she could (1668), and The Man of Mode (1676)


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In comedy, during the first part of the period, stand Sir George Etherege and William Wycherley.
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