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The comedy of manners, also called anti sentimental comedy, is a form of comedy that satirizes the manners and affectations of contemporary society and questions societal standards. Social class stereotypes are often represented through stock characters such as the miles gloriosus ("boastful soldier") in ancient Greek comedy or the fop and rake of English Restoration comedy, which is sometimes used as a synonym for "comedy of manners".

High comedy," Newell W. Sawyer writes, "views man as a social animal in the midst of his fellows, with customs . We have traced the comedy of manners from its brilliant exemplification inThe School for Scandaldown to the beginning of the Great War in 1914. Sawyer writes, "views man as a social animal in the midst of his fellows, with customs, conventions, and traditions of his own devising, and prods him gently or mockingly, as he stands confounded by that which he has made. The comedy of manners became, from its prototype, a dramatic category reflecting the life, thought, and manners of upper-class society, faithful to its traditions and philosophy, and as such offers an ideal medium for such a study as Professor Sawyer has here undertaken. Sawyer writes, "views man as a social animal in the midst of his fellows, with customs, conventions, and traditions of his own devising, and prods him gently or mockingly, as he stands confounded b. .ISBN13:9781512806557.

The comedy of manners became, from its prototype, a dramatic category reflecting the life, thought, and manners of upper-class society, faithful to its traditions and philosophy, and as such offers an ideal medium for such a study as Professor Sawyer has here undertaken. The result is a book that is at once entertaining and serious, a study of two centuries of the British stage, show more. Format Hardback 276 pages. Sawyer writes, "views . The result is a book that is at once entertaining and serious, a study of two centuries of the British stage

High comedy," Newell W. The result is a book that is at once entertaining and serious, a study of two centuries of the British stage, Back to top. (1931) The Comedy of Manners from Sheridan to Maugham. New York: Russell & Russell. Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1988) The School for Scandal and Other Plays. Cite this chapter as: Fest K. (2014) Dramas of Idleness: The Comedy of Manners in the Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Oscar Wilde. In: Fludernik . Nandi M. (eds) Idleness, Indolence and Leisure in English Literature. Palgrave Macmillan, London.

The Restoration comedy is called comedy of Manners as it presented the superficial habits and manners of only a section of the society – the elegant aristocracy with their vices, intrigues and outward glamour of polished behaviour

The Restoration comedy is called comedy of Manners as it presented the superficial habits and manners of only a section of the society – the elegant aristocracy with their vices, intrigues and outward glamour of polished behaviour. The manners displayed were the affections and the cultured veneer of the society. Amorous intrigue played a very crucial part in the action of the drama