The Humorous Courtier

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The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caroline-era play
comedy play
stage play
associatedWithMonarchy Caroline court
author James Shirley
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticForm five-act play
firstPerformanceCentury 17th century
genre comedy
hasDramaticMode comedy of manners
hasDramatist James Shirley
hasTheme courtly love conventions
pretension and affectation
social satire
historicalContext reign of Charles I of England
literaryGenre satirical comedy
literaryPeriod Caroline era
movement Jacobean and Caroline drama
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorOeuvre plays of James Shirley
satirizes courtly behavior
social affectation
settingPeriod early 17th-century England
subject affectation
courtly manners
theatricalTradition English Renaissance theatre

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James Shirley notableWork The Humorous Courtier