Restoration drama
Restoration drama Plays and performances in the period following the restoration of Charles II, when the theatres reopened. The drama reflected the laxity of Court morals through broad satire, farce, wit, and bawdy comedy. Distinguished playwrights included Dryden and Congreve.
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George Farquhar , Farquhar, George
BORN: 1677, Londonderry, Ireland
DIED: 1707, London
NATIONALITY: British
GENRE: Poetry, drama
MAJOR WORKS:
Love and a Bottle (1698)… Restore , re·store / riˈstôr/ • v. [tr.] bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate: the government restored confidence in the ho… William Wycherley , The Restoration comedies of the English dramatist William Wycherley (ca. 1640-1716) ridiculed the manners and morals of sophisticated ladies and gent… Restoration (england) , the idea of restoration, in theory and in practice
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1830: the abandonm… Art Conservation And Restoration , art conservation and restoration, the preservation of structurally sound works of art, the halting of processes that lead to the damage of works of a… Reinstate , re·in·state / ˌrē-inˈstāt/ • v. [tr.] (often be reinstated) restore (someone or something) to their former position or condition: the union is fighti…
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Restoration drama