{"product_id":"the-way-of-the-world-9780803253544","title":"The Way of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Congreve | Kathleen M. Lynch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A woman who is not a fool can have but one reason for associating with a man that is,\" says Mirabell, the amorous hero of \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. His cleverness must overcome his own foolishness as he tries to extricate himself from one affair in order to pursue another. His new passion is inspired by Mrs. Millimant, who confides, \"I love to give pain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst performed in 1700, \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the World\u003c\/i\u003e has since earned a reputation as a play for connoisseurs, a satire whose every word pricks or scratches. Its portrayal of the petty intrigues and duplicity of genteel society spares neither coquette nor rascal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47615556911255,"sku":"9780803253544","price":1370.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780803253544.webp?v=1775101690","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-way-of-the-world-9780803253544","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}