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Sentimental Comedy

Sentimental Comedy is a dramatic genre within historical playwriting that emphasizes moral instruction and emotional refinement through the portrayal of virtuous characters overcoming personal or social adversity, distinguished from other comedic forms by its focus on eliciting empathy and promoting ethical sentiment over satire or ridicule.

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Publications

876

Citations

33

Authors

5

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Sentimental Comedies

Parents

Publications

23

The Sentimental Novel in America, 1789-1860

John Lydenberg, Herbert R. Brown · The New England Quarterly · 1941 · 105 citations

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Humor and cultural values in print advertising: a cross‐cultural study

Leonidas Hatzithomas, Yorgos Zotos, Christina Boutsouki · International Marketing Review · 2011 · 94 citations

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The Drama of Sensibility. A Sketch of the History of English Sentimental Comedy and Domestic Tragedy, 1696-1780

Montague Summers, Ernest Bernbaum · The Modern Language Review · 1916 · 72 citations · Full text

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The Rakish Stage: Studies in English Drama, 1660-1800

James A. Winn, Robert D. Hume · Theatre Journal · 1984 · 63 citations

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From<i>Nina</i>to<i>Nina</i>: Psychodrama, absorption and sentiment in the 1780s

Stefano Castelvecchi · Cambridge Opera Journal · 1996 · 56 citations

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Authors

33

  1. HR
    Herbert R. Brown

    Strong Memorial Hospital, United States

    3 publications · 174 citations

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  2. US
    Uta Schwarz

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  3. SH
    Stefan Hoffmann

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  4. KH
    Katharina Hutter

    Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  5. RS
    Richard Sheldon

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 33 citations

    2

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Institutions

5

  1. Technische Universität Dresden

    Dresden, Germany

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    131 citations

  2. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  3. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    282 citations

  4. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

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Venues

  1. The Modern Language Review

    2 publications · 88 citations

    2

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  2. Eighteenth-Century Studies

    2 publications · 65 citations

    2

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 1 publications · 37 citations

    1

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  4. NOVEL A Forum on Fiction

    1 publications · 56 citations

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  5. Comparative drama

    1 publications · 21 citations

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