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William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright, poet and Whig politician. His works, which form an important component of Restoration literature, were known for their use of satire and the comedy of manners genre.
William Congreve (Leeds, 24 de Janeiro de 1670 – Londres, 19 de janeiro de 1729), foi um dramaturgo e poeta inglês do período da Restauração. Ele é conhecido por seu diálogo inteligente e satírico e influência no estilo de comédia de costumes da época.
William Congreve (born January 24, 1670, Bardsey, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England—died January 19, 1729, London) was an English dramatist who shaped the English comedy of manners through his brilliant comic dialogue, his satirical portrayal of the war of the sexes, and his ironic scrutiny of the affectations of his age.
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(1670–1729), educated at Kilkenny school and Trinity College, Dublin, at both of which he was a fellow student of Swift. He entered the Middle Temple, but soon gave up law for literature, published a novel of intrigue, Incognita (1691), and in 1693 suddenly achieved fame with his comedy The Old Bachelor.
29 de set. de 2014 · William Congreve (b. 1670–d. 1729) represents for many the refined culmination of the tradition of Restoration drama. Congreve’s short novella, Incognita: or, Love and Duty Reconciled appeared in 1692, and his poems brought him to the attention of John Dryden who, with Thomas Southerne, assisted him in completing his first comedy ...
4 de dez. de 2009 · Companheiro de Jonathan Swift (autor de "As viagens de Gulliver") na infância, William Congreve estudou no Trinity College de Dublin, seguindo, em 1691, para Londres, a fim de estudar Direito. Dois anos depois daria início à carreira literária, com a peça "O Solteirão", de grande sucesso.
13 de fev. de 2024 · The works of William Congreve. v. 1. The old batchelor ; The double-dealer ; Love for love -- v. 2. The mourning bride ; The way of the world ; The judgment of Paris ; Semele ; Poems -- v. 3. Incognita ; Prose ; Letters.
