If This Be Not a Good Play, the Devil Is In It
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If This Be Not a Good Play, the Devil Is In It is a Jacobean-era comedy play by English dramatist Thomas Dekker, notable for its lively satire and energetic, colloquial style.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| If This Be Not a Good Play, the Devil Is In It canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English Renaissance drama
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Jacobean play ⓘ comedy play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | comedy ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | London commercial theatre ⓘ |
| era | early Stuart England ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | English ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | playwright ⓘ |
| hasSatiricalElements | yes ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | long title ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | English Renaissance theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colloquial language
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energetic style ⓘ lively satire ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
colloquial speech
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energetic tone ⓘ fast-paced dialogue ⓘ |
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