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comedy of manners |
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comedy of manners n 1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a comedy dealing with the way of life and foibles of a social group 2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the genre represented by works of this type How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Like all comedies of manners, ``Seinfeld'' insisted that the meaning of life is in the silly details. Some sharply observed comedies of manners emerged from that era, including John Dryden's ``All for Love,'' William Congreve's ``The Way of the World,'' George Farquhar's ``The Beaux' Stratagem'' and William Wycherley's ``The Country Wife. |
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