Imaginary Plots and Political Realities in the Plays of William Congreve
Imaginary Plots and Political Realities in the Plays of William Congreve

Author: Maximillian E. Novak

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2020-06-30

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1785273736

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William Congreve was deeply involved in the events of his turbulent times. That involvement reveals itself in works which have sometimes been regarded as entirely unengaged with the realities of his society. This book attempts to read Congreve’s plays and his novella, Incognita, against the political and social upheaval of the period initiated by the rebellion of 1688. A strong supporter of the new world ushered in by William III and Mary, Congreve fought against the reactionary politics of the Jacobite opposition.

The Old Bachelor
The Old Bachelor

Author: William Congreve

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781977623706

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he Old Bachelor is the first play written by British playwright William Congreve, produced in 1693. 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 discovering her true character afterwards, from the gibes of his acquaintances. The parson who has been brought in to marry them, however, is in fact Vainlove's friend Belmour, who has assumed the disguise for the purpose of an intrigue with Laetitia, the young wife of an uxorious old banker, Fondlewife; and Heartwell is relieved to discover that the marriage was a pretence. The comedy includes the amusing characters of Sir Joseph Wittol, a foolish knight, who allows himself to be really married to Silvia, under the impression that she is the wealthy Araminta; and his companion, the cowardly bully, Captain Bluffe, who under the same delusion is married to Silvia's maid. The success of this comedy was in part due to the acting of performers Thomas Betterton and Anne Bracegirdle

William Congreve: Complete Plays
William Congreve: Complete Plays

Author: William Congreve

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13:

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"For some seventy years the name Mermaid has been associated with the best-known plays of the great English Dramatists of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Mermaid Series was edited originally by Havelock Ellis, with introductions by some of the great 19th century scholars. Its volumes remain to this day the best popular editions of the Elizabethan and Restoration Dramatists..." - Back cover.

The Way of the World and Other Plays
The Way of the World and Other Plays

Author: William Congreve

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2006-04-27

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 0141938080

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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. 'The language is everywhere that of Men of Honour, but their Actions are those of Knaves; a proof that he was perfectly well acquainted with human Nature, and frequented what we call polite company.' --Voltaire 'Congreve quitted the stage in disdain, and comedy left it with him.' --A contemporary

The Works of William Congreve
The Works of William Congreve

Author: William Congreve

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-04-07

Total Pages: 799

ISBN-13: 0198118848

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This is the first complete edition of the works of William Congreve (1670-1729), one of Britain's most important literary figures. The texts of the plays, novel, poetry, opera, and letters are presented in original spelling. The editor, D.F. McKenzie, has added his own thorough notes at the end of each volume.