Imaginary Plots and Political Realities in the Plays of William Congreve

Maximillian E. Novak

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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Imaginary Plots and Political Realities in the Plays of William Congreve

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Illustrations
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgments
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

1 - The Politics of Love, Marriage, and Scandal in Congreve's World
pp 1-16

2 - Incognita and Some Problems in Morality and Epistemology
pp 17-32

3 - The “Fashionable Cutt of the Town” and William Congreve's The Old Batchelor
pp 33-50

4 - Political and Moral Double Dealing in Congreve's The Double Dealer
pp 51-66

5 - Foresight in the Stars and Scandal in London: Reading the Hieroglyphics in Congreve's Love for Love
pp 67-86

6 - The Failure of Perception and Politics in Congreve's The Mourning Bride
pp 87-100

7 - Politics and Congreve's The Way of the World
pp 101-120

Afterword
pp 121-122

Works Cited
pp 123-128

Index
pp 129-131

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