Love for Love
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Love for Love is a celebrated Restoration comedy play by William Congreve, known for its witty dialogue, intricate plotting, and satirical portrayal of love and social manners in 17th-century London.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration comedy play
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stage play ⓘ |
| author | William Congreve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | prose comedy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCompany | United Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1695 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1695 ⓘ |
| genre |
Restoration comedy
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satirical comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
coquette
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fop ⓘ gull ⓘ wit ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | witty repartee ⓘ |
| hasDramaticDevice | disguise and misunderstanding ⓘ |
| hasReception |
celebrated as one of Congreve's major plays
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regarded as a classic of Restoration comedy ⓘ |
| hasStyle | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| influenced | later comedies of manners ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Restoration social life in London ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Restoration drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Angelica
NERFINISHED
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Foresight NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Sampson Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ Tattle NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricate plotting
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satire of social manners ⓘ satirical portrayal of love ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | canon of Restoration comedy ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| subject |
courtship
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deception in relationships ⓘ inheritance ⓘ |
| theme |
contracts and bargains
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financial dependency ⓘ love and marriage ⓘ parental authority ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | William Congreve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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