William Congreve?s The Way of the World

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.