Maximillian E. Novak

Imaginary Plots and Political Realities in the Plays of William Congreve (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

William Congreve was deeply involved in the events of his turbulent times. That involvement reveals itself in works which have sometimes been regarded as entirely unengaged with the realities of his society. This book attempts to read Congreve's plays and his novella, Incognita, against the political and social upheaval of the period initiated by the rebellion of 1688. A strong supporter of the new world ushered in by William III and Mary, Congreve fought against the reactionary politics of the Jacobite opposition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785273735
• Artikelnr.: 63604235

Autorenporträt

Maximillian Novak is a research professor at the University of California Los Angeles and has published widely on the literature of the Restoration and eighteenth century.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Foreword
Chapter 1, The politics of love, marriage and scandal in Congreve's world
Chapter 2, Incognita and some problems in morality and epistemology
Chapter 3, The "fashionable cutt of the town" and William Congreve's The Old Batchelor
Chapter 4, Political and moral double-dealing in Congreve's The Double Dealer
Chapter 5, Foresight in the stars and scandal in London: Reading the hieroglyphics in Congreve's Love for Love
Chapter 6, The failure of perception in Congreve's The Mourning Bride
Chapter 7, Politics and Congreve's The Way of the World
Afterword
Works Cited
Index.