The Funeral

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"The Funeral" is a 1701 comedic play by Richard Steele that helped establish his reputation in early 18th-century English drama.

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instanceOf Restoration comedy
play
stage comedy
alsoKnownAs The Funeral; or, Grief à-la-mode NERFINISHED
author Richard Steele NERFINISHED
centuryOfWork 18th century
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
dateOfFirstPerformance 1701
firstPerformedBy United Company at Drury Lane NERFINISHED
genre comedy
theatrical comedy
hasAuthorNationality Irish-born British
hasForm five-act play
hasLiteraryPeriod Augustan literature NERFINISHED
hasTheme hypocrisy
satire of fashionable grief
social manners
helpedEstablishReputationOf Richard Steele NERFINISHED
influenced development of sentimental and moral comedy in the 18th century
intendedAudience London theatre audiences
languageOfWork English
medium live theatre
movement early 18th-century English drama
notableFor contributing to Richard Steele’s early fame as a dramatist
early example of Steele’s comic style
originalLanguage English
partOf English Restoration and early 18th-century stage tradition
placeOfFirstPerformance London NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 18th century
subgenre Restoration comedy
theatreOfFirstPerformance Drury Lane Theatre NERFINISHED
title The Funeral NERFINISHED
writer Richard Steele NERFINISHED
yearOfWork 1701

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Richard Steele wrote The Funeral