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Way of the World - Couverture souple

Congreve, William

 
9780510336721: Way of the World
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0510336728 ISBN 13 : 9780510336721
Editeur : Ernest Benn Ltd, 1971

Synopsis

Book by Congreve William

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Présentation de l'éditeur

If seventeenth- and eighteenth-century comedy differ in that the former is about sex (and adultery actually happens) while the latter is about love (and adultery is merely threatened), then Congreve - writing at the turn of the century - occupies a phase of transition. Mirabell is no saint, but he deserves the title of 'hero' for masterminding the action with the same wit and humanity with which the dramatist designed the play. Mirabell is both financially and amorously interested in the skittish Millamant, who declares that she might, with certain provisos, 'dwindle into a wife'. The introduction to this edition clarifies the playwright's and his characters' highly intricate plotting and argues that the key metaphor of the play is card-playing, in which fortune, cunning, concealment and a high trump drawn from the sleeve at the right moment will win the game - and the heiress.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The play is based around the two lovers Mirabell and Millamant. In order for the two to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must receive the blessing of Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort. Unfortunately, she is a very bitter lady, who despises Mirabell and wants her own nephew, Sir Wilful, to wed Millamant. Mirabell is no saint, but he deserves the title of 'hero' for masterminding the action with the same wit and humanity with which the dramatist designed the play. Mirabell is both financially and amorously interested in the skittish Millamant, who declares that she might, with certain provisos, 'dwindle into a wife'. Check out our other books at www.dogstailbooks.co.uk

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Éditeur
Ernest Benn Ltd
Date d'édition
1971
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0510336728
ISBN 13 
9780510336721
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Éditeur
Gibbons Professor Brian
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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