《Reverse》 - Reversal

…He was once suspected of being a spy and arrested, but during this time he began writing plays. After returning to England, he gained popularity with his play The Return (premiered in 1696), which depicted the promiscuous relationship between men and women in high society. He subsequently produced comedies such as The Provoked Wife (1697) and The Conspiracy (1705), becoming one of the leading writers of English comedies of manners that began during the Restoration period. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…一時スパイの嫌疑をかけられ，捕らえられていたが，この間に劇作を始めた。帰国後，社交界の乱れた男女関係を描いた《逆戻り》(1696初演)によって人気を得る。続いて《挑発された妻》(1697)，《共謀》(1705)などの喜劇を発表し，王政復古期に始まるイギリス風習喜劇の代表作家の一人となる。…

※「《逆戻り》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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