First published in 1979, this book traces comedy of manners from the 1660s to the then present - ...

First published in 1979, this book traces comedy of manners from the 1660s to the then present - ...

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historica...

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historica...

This play distills the essence of Congreve into one stageworthy play. William Congreve wrote four...

Upper-class comedy—its rise, decline, and revival from The School for Scandal to the Wo...

Comedy of manners principally is a style of comedy that reflects the life, manners, and customs o...

This play distills the essence of Congreve into one stageworthy play. William Congreve wrote four...

ONE CUNNING PLAN TOO MANY...?

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowled...

In the two centuries between the first performance of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley ...