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The Way of the World
Hardcover
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ISBN13: 9781515428442
Publisher: Smk Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.
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