The Way of the World and Other Plays Format: Paperback

Congreve, William (Author); Rump, Eric S. (Editor/introduction); Rump, Eric S. (Notes by)

ISBN 10: 0141441852 / ISBN 13: 9780141441856

Published by Penguin Random House, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Way of the World and Other Plays Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Penguin Random House
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141441852
• ISBN 13: 9780141441856
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

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.

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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.