George Etherege

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George Etherege was a prominent 17th-century English dramatist best known for his witty comedies of manners that helped define Restoration drama.

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George Etherege canonical 6
Etherege 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English dramatist
Restoration dramatist
person
playwright
activeInPeriod 17th century
contemporaryOf Aphra Behn
John Dryden
William Wycherley
contributedTo definition of Restoration drama
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1636
dateOfDeath c. 1691
educatedAt Cambridge University (probable, historically suggested)
familyName Etherege
linked to: George Etherege
genre comedy
comedy of manners
givenName George
hasSubject fashionable London society
manners of the English upper class
influenced development of Restoration comedy
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryPeriod Restoration literature
movement Restoration comedy
comedy of manners
name George Etherege
notableWork She Would If She Could
The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub
The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter
linked to: The Man of Mode
occupation diplomat
dramatist
playwright
partOf English Restoration theatre
linked to: Restoration theatre
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Paris
positionHeld English envoy to the Elector of Saxony at Ratisbon
residence London
linked to: London, England

Paris
Ratisbon (Regensburg)
linked to: Regensburg
sexOrGender male
spelledAs George Etheredge
George Etherege
style satirical portrayal of manners
witty dialogue
workPublished She Would If She Could (1668)
The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub (1664)
The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter (1676)
linked to: The Man of Mode

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Restoration theatre notablePlaywright George Etherege
Court of Charles II of England hasMember George Etherege
King’s Company performedWorkOf George Etherege
Duke’s Company performedWorkBy George Etherege
George Etherege name George Etherege
George Etherege familyName Etherege
linked to: George Etherege
George Etherege spelledAs George Etherege