by William Congreve, Brian Gibbons · Methuen Drama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780713666625
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«The Way of the World» is the English Restoration comedy by William Congreve, edited by Brian Gibbons, published by Methuen Drama in paperback (176 pages, in English).
The play, premiered as a Restoration comedy, revolves around the intrigues of Mirabell and Millamant, a couple seeking to marry amid plots, deceptions and wit among the London aristocracy. The edition frames the text as a card game: fortune, cunning and appearances decide who wins the hand and the inheritance.
It belongs to the New Mermaids collection, in its third edition, with introduction and notes by Brian Gibbons.
Suitable for students of theatre and English literature, and for readers interested in classic English comedy.
William Congreve was an English playwright and poet. He played a major role in shaping English comedy, and is regarded by literary critics as one of the greatest playwrights of the Restoration period. The popularity of his plays in the late 17th and early 18th centuries was central to the development of satirical comedy of manners, and he became recognised as a seminal figure of Restoration literature. Although he wrote several commercially successful works, Congreve is best remembered today for his quotes, such as, "O fie, miss, you must not kiss and tell", and "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned".
