William Congreve

The Double-Dealer (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

William Congreve was a highly influential English playwright and poet. Congreve is generally credited for shaping the English comedy of manners through his sharp satirical wit.  Congreve's popular plays include The Way of the World, Love for Love, and The Mourning Bride.

The Double-Dealer is a comedy that tells the story of Mellefont, the nephew and heir of Lord Touchwood, who is engaged to a woman named Cynthia.  Lord Touchwood's wife is madly in love with Mellefont and tries to ruin the match.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Charles River Editors
• Seitenzahl: 127
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781537811994
• Artikelnr.: 54267584

Autorenporträt

William Congreve (24 January 1670 - 19 January 1729) was an English playwright and poet. His works, which form an important component of Restoration literature, were known for their use of satire and the comedy of manners genre. Notable plays he wrote inc