Auteur: William Congreve

…

…

One of the greatest of all Restoration comedies, The Way of the World is Congreve’s masterpiece — a rich and knowing comedy of manners that not only satirizes the falsity, pretense and shallown …

Mirabell and Fainall have just finished playing cards. A footman comes and tells Mirabell that Waitwell and Foible were married that morning. Mirabell tells Fainall about his love of Millamant and is …

Valentine has fallen under the displeasure of his father by his extravagance, and is besieged by creditors. His father, Sir Sampson Legend, offers him enough to pay his debts if he will sign a bond e …

The Old Bachelor is Heartwell, a surly old pretended woman-hater, who falls in love with Silvia, not knowing her to be the forsaken mistress of Vainlove, and is lured into marrying her, only discover …

Touchwood, about to marry Cynthia, daughter of Sir Paul Plyant. Lady Touchwood, a violent and dissolute woman, is in love with Mellefont, but as he rejects her advances, determines to prevent the mat …

A Chocolate-house. Mirabell and Fainall rising from cards. Betty waiting. MIRA. You are a fortunate man, Mr. Fainall. FAIN. Have we done? MIRA. What you please. I’ll play on to entertain you. FAIN. N …

The Old Bachelor is the first play written by British playwright William Congreve, produced in 1693. Henry Purcell set it to music. The ‘Old Bachelor’ is Heartwell, ‘a surly old pretended woman-hater …

Love for Love is a Restoration comedy written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered on 30 April 1695 at Betterton’s Co., Lincoln’s Inn Fields. The play is a comical farce enlivened by …

The Double Dealer is a comic play written by English playwright William Congreve, first produced in 1693. Henry Purcell set it to music. This comedy sees character Mellefont, nephew and prospective h …

The Way of the World is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve. It premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one …

The Way of the World premiered in England in 1700, and is considered on of the best Restoration comedies written. The play follows two lovers, their quest to marry, and the myriad characters and rela …

Sir, —I heartily wish this play were as perfect as I intended it, that it might be more worthy your acceptance, and that my dedication of it to you might be more becoming that honour and esteem …

Karpathos publishes the greatest works of history’s greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button.  All of our collection …

William Congreve was a prominent English playwright and poet during the late 17th century.  Congreve is considered to be very influential in his comedy of manners and use of satirical wit. &#xa0 …

William Congreve was a highly influential English playwright and poet.  Congreve is generally credited for shaping the English comedy of manners through his sharp satirical wit.  Congreve’s …

William Congreve was a highly influential English playwright and poet. Congreve is generally credited for shaping the English comedy of manners through his sharp satirical wit.  Congreve’s popul …

William Congreve was a highly influential English playwright and poet. Congreve is generally credited for shaping the English comedy of manners through his sharp satirical wit.  Congreve’s popul …

William Congreve was a highly influential English playwright and poet. Congreve is generally credited for shaping the English comedy of manners through his sharp satirical wit.  Congreve’s popul …

The Way of the World premiered in England in 1700, and is considered on of the best Restoration comedies written. The play follows two lovers, their quest to marry, and the myriad characters and rela …

The Way of the World premiered in England in 1700, and is considered on of the best Restoration comedies written. The play follows two lovers, their quest to marry, and the myriad characters and rela …

Fans of early modern drama will delight in this comic farce from William Congreve, author of The Way of the World. Centering on a group of deeply flawed, larger-than-life characters who seem to relis …

Fans of early modern drama will delight in this comic farce from William Congreve, author of The Way of the World. Centering on a group of deeply flawed, larger-than-life characters who seem to relis …

William Congreve was born on January 24th, 1670 in Bardsey, West Yorkshire. Congreve’s childhood was spent in Ireland (his father, a Lieutenant in the British Army had received a posting there). He w …

William Congreve was born on January 24th, 1670 in Bardsey, West Yorkshire. Congreve’s childhood was spent in Ireland (his father, a Lieutenant in the British Army had received a posting there). He w …

William Congreve was born on January 24th, 1670 in Bardsey, West Yorkshire. Congreve’s childhood was spent in Ireland (his father, a Lieutenant in the British Army had received a posting there). He w …

William Congreve was born on January 24th, 1670 in Bardsey, West Yorkshire. Congreve’s childhood was spent in Ireland (his father, a Lieutenant in the British Army had received a posting there). He w …

William Congreve was born on January 24th, 1670 in Bardsey, West Yorkshire. Congreve’s childhood was spent in Ireland (his father, a Lieutenant in the British Army had received a posting there). He w …

William Congreve was born on January 24th, 1670 in Bardsey, West Yorkshire. Congreve’s childhood was spent in Ireland (his father, a Lieutenant in the British Army had received a posting there). He w …

A giant of eighteenth century literature, William Congreve was an English playwright and poet of the Restoration period. His poetry demonstrates a learned understanding of the classics, raw satirical …

pub One.info present you this new edition. effero, qui vim tantam in me et potestatem habeam …

pub One.info present you this new edition. Exanimat lentus spectator; sedulus inflat: …

pub One.info present you this new edition. My Lord, – A young poet is liable to the same vanity and indiscretion with a young lover; and the great man who smiles upon one, and the fine woman who look …

pub One.info present you this new edition. My Lord, – Whether the world will arraign me of vanity or not, that I have presumed to dedicate this comedy to your lordship, I am yet in doubt; though, it …

pub One.info present you this new edition. A Clear Wit, sound Judgment and a Merciful Disposition, are things so rarely united, that it is almost inexcusable to entertain them with any thing less exc …

After the restoration of King Charles II to the British throne in 1660, dramatists experienced new freedom in an age that broke from the strict morality of puritan rule and in which elegance and wit …

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 …

My Lord, —Whether the world will arraign me of vanity or not, that I have presumed to dedicate this comedy to your lordship, I am yet in doubt; though, it may be, it is some degree of vanity ev …

‘One no more owes one’s beauty to a lover, than one’s wit to an echo.’ With the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the republican ban on organised theatre was lifted – and plays exploded back onto …

A Chocolate-house. Mirabell and Fainall rising from cards. Betty waiting. MIRA. You are a fortunate man, Mr. Fainall. FAIN. Have we done? MIRA. What you please. I’ll play on to entertain you. FAIN. N …

Hero longing for heiress. Obstacles in the way. Marriage eventually secured. It sounds simple. But the lasting appeal of this, one of the most performed and discussed of all Restoration plays, lies i …

William Congreve’s ‘The Way of the World’ is a classic Restoration comedy that satirizes the social manners and marriage customs of the upper class in early 18th century England. Written in witty dia …

William Congreve’s ‘Love for Love’ is a classic Restoration comedy that delves into the intricacies of love, lust, and social norms. Written in the late 17th century, the play showcases Congreve’s sh …

William Congreve’s ‘The Old Bachelor’ is a classic restoration comedy that delves into the intricate social dynamics and relationships of 17th-century England. Known for its witty dialogue, sharp sat …

In William Congreve’s ‘Incognita; Or, Love and Duty Reconcil’d’, the reader is immersed in a whirlwind of love, duty, and intrigue. This play, written in a neoclassical style, explores the themes of …

William Congreve’s ‘The Double-Dealer’ is a play that showcases the complexities of love, deceit, and betrayal in the 17th century literary context. Written in a satirical and sharp-witted style, Con …

William Congreve’s play, The Mourning Bride, is a classic example of Restoration comedy, filled with wit, satire, and complex characters. Set in a fantastical oriental world, the play explores themes …

The Works of William Congreve   Incognita Love for love The Comedies of William Congreve The Double-Dealer The Library of William Congreve The Old Bachelor The Way of the world   …

Congreve gives us exactly what a French or English Restoration piece calls for: satire, wit, and an honest yet inconspicuous view of the human condition as perceived in 1695. While many of the charac …

William Congreve’s The Way of the World is Restoration Comedy is an interesting play that one would enjoy even today. It was written during the 17th Century. It is a work of art that transcends its o …

William Congreve’s ‘The Mourning Bride’ is a tragedy play suitable for the Restoration theater of the late 17th century. Its elegant language demonstrates Congreve’s mastery of dialogue and wit, maki …

William Congreve’s ‘The Old Bachelor’ is a witty and satirical comedy of manners reflecting the Restoration comedy style popular in the late 17th century. The play explores themes of love, marriage, …

The Mourning Bride is a tragedy by William Congreve. Queen Zara is held captive by Manuel, King of Granada. A maze of passion and deceit triggers the erroneous killing of Manuel who is in disguise, l …

Hero longing for heiress. Obstacles in the way. Marriage eventually secured. It sounds simple. But the lasting appeal of this, one of the most performed and discussed of all Restoration plays, lies i …

More successful in its day than The Way of the World, which is nowaccounted Congreve’s best play, Love for Love (1695) is a comical farcemanifesting the verbal polish and the theatrical wit that audi …

More successful in its day than The Way of the World, which is nowaccounted Congreve’s best play, Love for Love (1695) is a comical farcemanifesting the verbal polish and the theatrical wit that audi …

‘The Way of the World’ by William Congreve is a quintessential Restoration comedy, renowned for its witty dialogue and intricate plot. Set in the fashionable society of London in the early 18th centu …

The ”Way of the World" by William Congreve is a quintessential Restoration comedy that masterfully employs social satire to critique the manners and mores of fashionable society in the early 18 …