{"product_id":"the-way-of-the-world-paperback-3","title":"The Way of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Congreve\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Congreve's \u003cem\u003eThe Way of the World\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of the finest comedies of the English Restoration, a brilliant satire of manners, marriage, and the social games of fashionable society.\u003c\/strong\u003e First performed in 1700, the play follows the clever lovers Mirabell and Millamant as they attempt to secure both their happiness and their fortunes while navigating the intricate expectations of polite society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet among the drawing rooms and fashionable circles of London, Congreve's comedy unfolds through a series of witty intrigues, secret schemes, and carefully negotiated alliances. The lovers must outmaneuver disapproving relatives, jealous rivals, and the conventions that govern inheritance and marriage. At the center of the play is the famous \"proviso scene,\" in which Mirabell and Millamant negotiate the terms of their future marriage with remarkable wit and independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated for its sparkling dialogue and sharp social observation, \u003cem\u003eThe Way of the World\u003c\/em\u003e represents the height of Restoration comedy. Congreve's play remains a landmark of English theatre, admired for its elegance, intelligence, and enduring portrait of the manners and ambitions of a sophisticated age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53554220204339,"sku":"9781617206245","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-way-of-the-world-paperback-3","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}