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The Comedies of William Congreve

The Comedies of William Congreve( )
Author: Congreve, William
Editor: Henderson, Anthony G.
Series title:Plays by Renaissance and Restoration Dramatists Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-28932-0
Publication Date:Oct 1982
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $73.95
Book Description:

In this volume Anthony Henderson recalls Congreve's successful career and provides the texts of his four comedies together with notes and a short critical biography, describing the conventions within which Congreve worked and the reception of his plays in his own day and thereafter.

Book Details
Pages:424
Detailed Subjects: Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):14 x 21.5 x 2.6 cm
Book Weight:0.54 Kilograms
Author Biography
Congreve, William (Author)
William Congreve was born in Bardsey Grange, England on January 24, 1670. He attended Trinity College, Dublin, and was admitted to the Middle Temple to study law. He completed his first play, The Old Bachelor, in 1690. He became associated with John Dryden, collaborating with him on translations of the satires of Juvenal and Persius in 1693. His other plays include Love for Love, The Way of the World, and The Mourning Bride. He died on January 19, 1729.

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