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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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Above all, this is a funny comedy of manners, Tahitian style, with memorable characters, a quirky plot, and a sweet ending. It is, variously, a boy's yarn, a costume drama, a comedy of manners, a romantic melodrama, a black comedy and even a disaster flick. seemed in its early pages to be a dark comedy of manners, which is about as edgy as I like my novels to be. |
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