Imaginary plots and political realities in the plays of William Congreve. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Maximillian E. Novak.
• Authors: Novak, Maximillian E
• Contents: <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2, "2":"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"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":769, "3":{"1":0}, "11":3, "12":0}">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.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 822.4; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 18th Century; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 17th Century; Stories, plots, etc; Criticism and interpretation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785273742; 9781785273735
• Related ISBNs: 9781785273728
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