The Lying Lover

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The Lying Lover is an early 18th-century English comedy play by Richard Steele that blends elements of wit and moral sentiment.

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instanceOf play
stage comedy
author Richard Steele NERFINISHED
centuryOfPremiere 18th century
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
firstPerformanceDate 1703
genre comedy
sentimental comedy
hasDramatist Richard Steele NERFINISHED
hasElement moral sentiment
wit
hasForm five-act play
hasTheme morality
reform of character
truth and deception
influenced development of sentimental comedy in English drama
influencedBy Restoration comedy
intendedAudience London theatre-going public
literaryPeriod early 18th century
medium theatre
movement sentimentalism
notableFor early example of sentimental comedy on the English stage
originalLanguage English
partOf English Restoration and early 18th-century theatre tradition
premiereLocation London NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Drury Lane Theatre NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 18th century
setting England
writer Richard Steele NERFINISHED

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Richard Steele wrote The Lying Lover