Reflecting the real beau monde of Restoration London, the treatment of women in the comedy of manners was the best and most unusual characteristic of this dramatic type. With the first gay reaction against the past, the independent ladies demanded complete equality with men; intellectually, they gained that equality. To the gay belles, no less than to the beaux, wit was the passport to society. The truewit had everything; the witwould was social refuse, marked for that worst of all punishment--ridicule.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699642 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Brock, Dorothy Sala |
| Contributors | Belcher, William F. (William Francis), 1919-, Logue, Joseph M. |
| Publisher | North Texas State College |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 162 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Brock, Dorothy Sala, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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