George Etherege
Auteur de Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy [Norton Critical Edition]
A propos de l'auteur
George Etherege helped to develop the comedy of manners, or society comedy, in which the brilliant world of wits and fops is both portrayed and satirized. In his best-known comedy, The Man of Mode (1676), Dorimant, the central character, is hardly a model for how the young man about town should afficher plus behave. Etherege is a cool observer of manners. Sir Fopling Flutter is clearly a Frenchified fop and dandy, yet he is also lovable. Harriet is a prototype of the witty, liberated woman-coquettish, teasing, and intelligent. Etherege's other comedies are The Comical Revenge, or Love in a Tub (1664) and She Would If She Could (1668). (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: The only known portrait of Sir George Etherege
Œuvres de George Etherege
Three Restoration Comedies: The Man of Mode; The Country Wife; Love for love (English Library) (1968) 184 exemplaires
The poems of Sir George Etherege 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Cavalcade of comedy; 21 brilliant comedies from Jonson and Wycherley to Thurber and Coward (1953) — Contributeur — 96 exemplaires
British Dramatists from Dryden to Sheridan (1939) — Contributeur, quelques éditions — 91 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Etherege, Sir George
- Date de naissance
- c. 1635
- Date de décès
- c. 1691/1692
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Pays (pour la carte)
- England, UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- Paris, France
- Lieux de résidence
- Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK (birth)
- Professions
- playwright
poet
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The dramatic works of Sir George Etherege par Sir George Etherege
Includes letter from the author to Percy Dobell and a reply
The main character, Dorimant, successfully juggles various lovers, while finding himself attracted to a female version of himself - one who can match wits with him. I didn't find Dorimant very likeable, so I didn't enjoy his intrigues and I felt genuine sorrow for Belinda. I actually enjoyed Sir Fopling Flutter - he was funny.
Backgrounds: On Wit. After reading these short pieces by contemporary writers and critics, I felt like I had a better understanding of how comedic plays were written and judged - what was considered well done, and what was not. Backgrounds: The Collier Controversy. Comedic theater was obviously a hot topic, judging by the accusations and defenses posed by different contemporaries regarding the value or immorality of the theater. Backgrounds: Steele and Dennis. The amazing thing about these selections is that both men are convincing in their arguments and it is clear that competing philosophies regarding comedy on the stage are being fought for rigorously. Backgrounds: Stages, Actors ... This section gives a good overview of the more technical side of the theater - the actors, the stage sets, the theater itself. My only suggestion would be more pictures or drawings - I had a hard time picturing some of the things that were described. Criticism: From Lamb to the Present There's a wide range of views on these dramas. What is most enjoyable is seeing how some of these scholars are able to make connections and find meaning in things that on the surface don't seem to be connected. Some of the arguments are more convincing than others. Overall Impressions This volume definitely gives the reader a greater sense of both the cultural situation of the time when these dramas were written, as well as a more complete appreciation of the works included in this anthology. For reviews of the dramas themselves, see the works themselves.… (plus d'informations)
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This volume collects some of the most engaging and enduring plays of the Restoration period, 1660-1710. Among the five tragedies and two comedies are All for Love by John Dryden, The Country Wife by William Wycherley, The Way of the World by William Congreve, Venice Preserv'd by Thomas Otway, The Beaux Stratagem by George Farquhar, The Provok'd Wife by Sir John Vanbrugh, and The Man of Mode by Sir George Etheridge.
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- Membres
- 1,082
- Popularité
- #23,755
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 50
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