Character Portrayal in Congreve's Comedies The Old Batchelour, Love for Love, and The Way of the WorldE. Mellen Press, 1996 - 151 páginas This study offers a detailed examination of these three comedies against their Restoration background. Particular attention is paid to the concept of the marriage market. |
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... interest ' is a predominant theme in Congreve's comedies . In a society , in which „ love easily founders on cold financial calculation " , amorous affairs are usually entangled with economic considerations . As a carefully arranged ...
... interest ' is a predominant theme in Congreve's comedies . In a society , in which „ love easily founders on cold financial calculation " , amorous affairs are usually entangled with economic considerations . As a carefully arranged ...
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... interest , and to make him reveal true love , instead of showy love . The play , whose title obviously refers to the education of Valentine , thus leads up to the moment at which Congreve's hero is forced to act with honesty and has to ...
... interest , and to make him reveal true love , instead of showy love . The play , whose title obviously refers to the education of Valentine , thus leads up to the moment at which Congreve's hero is forced to act with honesty and has to ...
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... interest , but , as exemplified particularly in his last comedy , seems to be rather one of enlightened self - interest ; this implies that the characters strive for a agreeable life in society , without giving their fellows the chance ...
... interest , but , as exemplified particularly in his last comedy , seems to be rather one of enlightened self - interest ; this implies that the characters strive for a agreeable life in society , without giving their fellows the chance ...
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Jeremy Colliers A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness | 5 |
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According amorous Angelica Araminta attacked audience behaviour Belinda Bellmour Brian ed Carl Hanna Klaus century comedy of manners comic Congreve's comedies Congreve's plays contends courtship critics cuckold disguise dramatic dramatists Ernest Benn 1972 Etherege Fainall Fainall's Foakes Fondlewife fools Foresight fortune Frail Fujimura gallants Heartwell hero heroine Holland husband hypocrisy hypocritical Ibid Immorality and Profaneness Jantz Jeremy Collier Lady Wishfort libertine literary Literature London Love for Love lovers Markley marriage marry Marwood matrimony Millamant Millamant's Mirabell Mirabell's mistress moral Muir nature Nevertheless Old Batchelour op.cit Parfitt playwrights pleasure pretended protagonists Prue Puritans Puschmann-Nalenz rake rake-heroes reform regarded relationship Restoration comedy Restoration Fop reveals ridiculous satire Schneider sexual Sharma Short View Silvia Sir Rowland Sir Sampson Sir Wilfull social society stage Tattle thereby truewits Vainlove Vainlove's Valentine Valentine's virtue Weele wife William Congreve wit comedy Wittol witty Witwoud woman women World WW II Wycherley young