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The 21 pages that link to Comedy of manners, each with the reason it gives.

• MolièreNarrower topic: Molière’s plays use wit and social encounters to reveal status-seeking and hypocrisy.

• Restoration comedyNarrower topic: Restoration comedy is a major English form of this broader satirical mode.

• The Importance of Being EarnestNarrower topic: The play uses courtship and etiquette to satirize upper-class Victorian behavior.

• William CongreveNarrower topic: Congreve’s plays refine its wit, courtship plots, and scrutiny of social codes.

• Colley CibberNarrower topic: This theatrical tradition shaped the witty social world of Cibber’s comedies.

• Nancy MitfordNarrower topic: Mitford’s novels use wit and social observation to expose the conventions of aristocratic life.

• George MeredithNarrower topic: Meredith’s comic novels use courtship and status to expose social habits.

• Susanna CentlivreNarrower topic: Centlivre’s witty dialogue and social scheming belong to this broader comic tradition.