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The Way of the World is a comedy play written by the English playwright William Congreve, first performed in 1700. It premiered in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded by critics as one of the finest works of Restoration comedy ever written, and has often been called a centrepiece of the genre. Initially, however, the play struck many audience members as continuing the "immorality" of the previous decades, and was not well received.Our Dramatic Heritage: The Eighteenth Century, p.14, edited by Philip George Hill Public perception of the play gradually changed over time, and it eventually became noted for its important role in shaping the comedy of manners genre during the Restoration period, and continues to be adapted for performances in operas, concerts, and theatres. The Restoration period was a time of "fashionable facade." Englishmen condemned sexual promiscuity in public, but in private took a liking to the well-executed French wit, and such is reflected in the subject matter of the play. This may have contributed to the play not being well received when it initially came out.
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3.3/5 · 4597 pembaca · 182 halaman · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Sangat menantang
Berapa lama waktu membaca The Way of the World?
Sekitar ≈ 3 h 22 m — 182 halaman, dengan asumsi kira-kira 250 kata per halaman pada 225 kata per menit.
Berapa halaman The Way of the World?
182 halaman pada edisi yang paling banyak dibaca.
Apa genre The Way of the World?
Buku ini ada di rak Drama, Fiction.
Apakah The Way of the World domain publik?
Ya — bebas dibaca dan dibagikan.
Siapa tokoh utama dalam The Way of the World?
Tokoh utamanya termasuk A. R Middleton Todd, Malcolm C. Salaman (1855-1940).
Di mana latar The Way of the World?
Berlatar di England, London, London (England) pada masa 17th century, Restoration, 1660-1700.
Siapa penulis The Way of the World?
William Congreve.
Di mana bisa membaca The Way of the World secara gratis online?
Buku ini domain publik — baca gratis di Open Library. Open Library
“My Lord,-Whether the world will arraign me of vanity or not, that I have presumed to dedicate this comedy to your lordship, I am yet in doubt; though, it may be, it is some degree of vanity even to doubt of it.”