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The Way of the World

by William Congreve
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781617206245
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: SMK Books
  • Publisher Imprint: SMK Books
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 84
  • Original Price: USD 7.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 137 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

William Congreve's The Way of the World stands as one of the finest comedies of the English Restoration, a brilliant satire of manners, marriage, and the social games of fashionable society. First performed in 1700, the play follows the clever lovers Mirabell and Millamant as they attempt to secure both their happiness and their fortunes while navigating the intricate expectations of polite society.

Set among the drawing rooms and fashionable circles of London, Congreve's comedy unfolds through a series of witty intrigues, secret schemes, and carefully negotiated alliances. The lovers must outmaneuver disapproving relatives, jealous rivals, and the conventions that govern inheritance and marriage. At the center of the play is the famous "proviso scene," in which Mirabell and Millamant negotiate the terms of their future marriage with remarkable wit and independence.

Celebrated for its sparkling dialogue and sharp social observation, The Way of the World represents the height of Restoration comedy. Congreve's play remains a landmark of English theatre, admired for its elegance, intelligence, and enduring portrait of the manners and ambitions of a sophisticated age.

Congreve, William: - William Congreve (1670-1729) was one of the most distinguished dramatists of the English Restoration. Born in Yorkshire and educated in Ireland, Congreve quickly gained fame in London for his comedies of wit and social observation. His major plays-including Love for Love and The Way of the World-are celebrated for their sparkling dialogue and refined portrayal of the manners of late seventeenth-century society. Though his dramatic career was relatively brief, Congreve's works remain among the most admired comedies in the English theatrical tradition.

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