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51Timeline of non-sexual social nudity (prehistory - 1999) — See also: Timeline of non sexual social nudity (2000 present) Prehistory 1800* 720 BC. According to one legend, Orsippos of Megara discarded his loincloth that year and won his race at the Olympic Games. A variant of the legend asserts that the… …
52comedy of manners — noun A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters …
53comedy of manners — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. light social satire, high comedy, play; see drama 1 , parody . Famous comedies of manners include Goldsmith: She Stoops to Conquer; Sheridan: School for Scandal, The Rivals; Vanbrugh: The Relapse, The Provok d Wife; Farquhar …
54table manners — noun (plural) the way in which someone eats their food, considered according to the usual rules of social behaviour about eating: Piotr s got terrible table manners …
55table manners — UK / US noun [plural] the way in which someone follows the social rules about how to eat food The children all have beautiful table manners …
56comedy of manners — com′edy of man′ners n. lit. a comedy satirizing the manners and customs of a social class • Etymology: 1815–25 …
57comedy of manners — noun a play, novel, or film that gives a satirical portrayal of behaviour in a particular social group …
58theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …
59French literature of the 17th century — mdash;the so called Grand Siècle mdash;spans the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de Medici, Louis XIII of France, the Regency of Anne of Austria (and the civil war called the Fronde) and the reign of Louis XIV of France. The… …
60nonfictional prose — Introduction any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography. Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …
