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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 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.
William Congreve, (born Jan. 24, 1670, Bardsey, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Jan. 19, 1729, London), English dramatist. He was a young protégé of John Dryden when his first major play, The Old Bachelour (1693), met with great success.
Sep 29, 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, The Old ...
Sir William Congreve, an inventor and rocket pioneer, was born in 1772 and died in 1828. Many writers and critics assert that the wit and brilliance of language in Congreve’s plays have...
May 18, 2018 · William Congreve. BORN: 1670, Yorkshire, England. DIED: 1729, London, England. NATIONALITY: British. GENRE: Drama, fiction. MAJOR WORKS: Incognita; or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd (1692) The Old Batchelour (1693) Love for Love (1695) The Mourning Bride (1697) The Way of the World (1700) Overview.
Jul 15, 2024 · William Congreve. (1670—1729) playwright and poet. Quick Reference. (1670–1729), educated at Kilkenny school and Trinity College, Dublin, at both of which he was a fellow student of Swift.
