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The Way of the World and Other Plays Paperback - 2006

by William Congreve; Introduction by Eric S. Rump; Notes by Eric S. Rump

The wittiest of a renowned playwright's masterful comedies

A master of the comedy of manners, William Congreve was the most elegant of the Restoration dramatists. With piercing accuracy, he depicted the shallow world of "society," where the right artifice in manners, fashion, and conversation-and money-eased the passage to success.
*?Also includes The Old Bachelor, The Double Dealer, and Love for Love


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The wittiest of a renowned playwright's masterful comedies

A master of the comedy of manners, William Congreve was the most elegant of the Restoration dramatists. With piercing accuracy, he depicted the shallow world of "society," where the right artifice in manners, fashion, and conversation-and money-eased the passage to success.
*Also includes The Old Bachelor, The Double Dealer, and Love for Love
 

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With piercing accuracy William ongreve depicted the shallow, brittle world of "society" where the right artifice in manners, fashion and conversation--and money--eased the passage to success. Through sparkling, witty dialogue and brilliant characterisation--Lady Plyant, Valentine, Lady Touchwood, Mirabell and Millamant--Congreve exposed the follies and vanities of that world, and suggested that behind the glinting mirror lay something more brutal. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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  • Title The Way of the World and Other Plays
  • Author William Congreve; Introduction by Eric S. Rump; Notes by Eric S. Rump
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition International Ed
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, London, United Kingdom
  • Date August 29, 2006
  • Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780141441856 / 0141441852
  • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.84 x 5.16 x 0.74 in (19.91 x 13.11 x 1.88 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Dewey Decimal Code 822.4

About the author

William Congreve (1670-1729) established his reputation at the age of 23 with The Old Bachelor. A master of the comedy of manners, Congreve was the most elegant of the Restoration dramatists.
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