William Congreve
- a Restoration comedy writer
William Congreve was one of the greatest writers of restoration comedy. In his works, comedy of manners reached perfection. He used to reflect upper class life through his writings. He saved immortality from being objectionable by artificial wit. So, there was lack of realism but prose was lucid, concise and pointed.
His works:
Comedies⬇️
" The Old Bachelor" in 1693,
"The Double Dealer",
"Love for Love",
"The Way of the World" in 1700
Tragedy⬇️
"The Mourning Bride"
William Congreve was one of the greatest writers of restoration comedy. In his works, comedy of manners reached perfection. He used to reflect upper class life through his writings. He saved immortality from being objectionable by artificial wit. So, there was lack of realism but prose was lucid, concise and pointed.
