• ISBN13: 9788126932757
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: May 25, 2021
• Pages: 104
• Original Price: INR 250.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 130 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Drama

The present work is a critical study of William Congreve’s Play The Way of the World. It is a comedy of manners and the reader will find eminently satisfactory study of every aspect of it. It has the following features: (a) a study of the socio-political background of the time, (b) a study of the literary background, (c) the life of the author, (d) brief introduction to his other works, (e) the outline and genre of the play, (f) a scene-wise analysis, (g) the themes, (h) the characters, (i) the plot, (j) the imagery, (k) the style, (l) critical reception, (m) important passages, (n) important questions, and (o) bibliography. There are copious quotations from the text and other works too.

Ratri Ray is a retired HOD of the Department of English, Patna University. She is a writer of long experience and has taught in the University from 1965 to 2012 and has been writing regularly in numerous literary periodicals and has published several books. At present she is staying at Salt Lake City in Kolkata and devotes her working hours in writing literary criticism for The Atlantic Critical Studies and other literary periodicals. Her English books published by Atlantic Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd. include The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear, As You Like It, and Othello.

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. The Background
• 2. Life and Works
• 3. A Brief Outline and the Genre
• 4. A Scene-wise Analysis
• 5. The Major Themes
• 6. The Major Characters
• 7. The Plot
• 8. Imagery in The W.W
• 9. Prose Style in the Play
• 10. Critical Reception of the Play83
• Some Important Passages for Explanation with Reference to the Context from the Play
• Some Important Questions
• A Select Bibliography