Restoration comedy
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Restoration comedy refers to English comedies written and performed in the Restoration period from 1660 to 1710. Comedy of manners is used as a synonym of Restoration comedy. After public stage performances had been banned for 18 years by the Puritan regime, the re-opening of the theatres in 1660 signalled a renaissance of English drama. Restoration comedy is notorious for its sexual explicitness, a quality encouraged by Charles II (1660–1685) personally and by the rakish aristocratic ethos of his court. The socially diverse audiences included both aristocrats, their servants and hangers-on, and a substantial middle-class segment. These playgoers were attracted to the comedies by up-to-the-minute topical writing, by crowded and bustling plots, by the introduction of the first professional actresses, and by the rise of the first celebrity actors. This period saw the first professional woman playwright, Aphra Behn.
| Restoration playhouses Restoration playhouses web.archive.org/.../Theatres.html - Web |
| Links to e-texts of restorations Plays, Univ. of O... Links to e-texts of restorations Plays, Univ. of Oldenburg, 2007 wiki.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de/.../2006-07_HS_Restoration_Drama - Web |
| 17th Century Database 17th Century Database www.theatredatabase.com/17th_century/ - Web |
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| Aphra Behn, The Rover Aphra Behn, The Rover drama.eserver.org/plays/17th_century/rover/ - Web |
| William Congreve, Love For Love William Congreve, Love For Love digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=1244 - Web |
| William Congreve, The Way of the World William Congreve, The Way of the World digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=1292 - Web |
| George Etherege, The Man of Mode George Etherege, The Man of Mode web.archive.org/.../ch7act01.html - Web |
| John Vanbrugh, The Provoked Wife John Vanbrugh, The Provoked Wife www.bibliomania.com/0/6/276/1880/frameset.html - Web |
| William Wycherley, The Country Wife William Wycherley, The Country Wife www.bibliomania.com/0/6/274/1876/frameset.html - Web |
| William Wycherley, The Gentleman Dancing-Master William Wycherley, The Gentleman Dancing-Master www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/etexts/E000294.htm - Web |
