Bøger af William Congreve

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With modern spelling, a fully annotated edition of this English play, including a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, textual details, bibliography and information about the staging of the play.

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Incognita or Love and Duty Reconciled is a play written by William Congreve. The play is set in London and follows the story of two lovers, Menenius and Palamede, who are separated due to their different social statuses. Menenius is a nobleman while Palamede is a commoner. Despite their love for each other, they are unable to be together due to societal norms and expectations.The play explores themes of love, duty, and social class. It highlights the struggles of individuals who are torn between their personal desires and their obligations to society. The characters in the play are complex and well-developed, each with their own motivations and desires.Incognita or Love and Duty Reconciled is a well-crafted play that showcases Congreve's skill as a playwright. It is a timeless piece of literature that continues to resonate with audiences today. The play is a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the complexities of human relationships and the societal pressures that shape them.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Here Aurelian contracted an acquaintance with Persons of Worth of several Countries, but among the rest an intimacy with a Gentleman of Quality of Spain, and Nephew to the Archbishop of Toledo, who had so wrought himself into the Affections of Aurelian, through a Conformity of Temper, an Equality in Years, and something of resemblance in Feature and Proportion, that he look'd upon him as his second self.

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Originally published in 1925, the text for this edition of Semele was compiled from the 1710 edition of Congreve's works and the altered version adopted by Handel and published in 1762. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Congreve and Handel.

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.

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 quintessential Restoration comedy.