About the Book: William Congreves The Way of the World
The present work is a critical study of William Congreves Play The Way of the
World. It is a comedy of manners and the reader will find eminently satisfactory
study of every aspect of it. It has the following features: (a) a study of the
socio-political background of the time, (b) a study of the literary background,
(c) the life of the author, (d) brief introduction to his other works, (e) the
outline and genre of the play, (f) a scene-wise analysis, (g) the themes, (h)
the characters, (i) the plot, (j) the imagery,