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5 days ago · He was naturally a man with faults, but was also a lover of wine, women, dogs, song and pleasure and who could dislike such a man as that? He was also a supporter of the theatre and it might be said that in Restoration comedy is to be found a form of drama which the King’s personal life sometimes resembled.
5 days ago · Restoration and 18th century. Adaptations of the play, not Shakespeare's original, dominated the performance history of The Tempest from the English Restoration until the mid-19th century. All theatres were closed down by the puritan government during the English Interregnum.
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1 day ago · Both Goldsmith and Sheridan reacted against the sentimental comedy of the 18th-century theatre, writing plays closer to the style of Restoration comedy. Sterne published his famous novel Tristram Shandy in parts between 1759 and 1767. In 1778, Frances Burney (1752–1840) wrote Evelina, one of the first novels of manners.
1 day ago · Comedy of Manners during the Restoration period was characterized by its witty dialogue, sophisticated humor, and satirical portrayal of the manners and morals of the upper class. It often depicted the social conventions, romantic intrigues, and moral dilemmas of the aristocracy in a humorous and exaggerated manner.
2 days ago · “Bushman” was one revelation out of many. I felt excited over and over again as I found new gems to program for the Jacob Burns Film Center’s first festival celebrating film preservation and restoration, Restored & Rediscovered. Screening from May 13-23, the festival will highlight the important work of saving and restoring films so that ...
6 days ago · Restoration Movement. The Restoration Movement (also known as the American Restoration Movement or the Stone–Campbell Movement, and pejoratively as Campbellism) is a Christian movement that began on the United States frontier during the Second Great Awakening (1790–1840) of the early 19th century.
5 days ago · Joanna Lumley (born May 1, 1946, Srinagar, Kashmir, British India [now in Jammu and Kashmir union territory, India]) is a British actress who is perhaps best known for her work in the television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. Lumley was born in India, where her father had fought with the British army’s 6th Gurkha Rifles in World War II.
