Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

Love for Love (Paperback or Softback) - Picture 1 of 1

Love for Love by William Congreve (2009, Perfect)

Bargain Book Stores (1127512)

99.2% positive Feedback

Price:

US $18.61

Approximately£13.98

+ $10.50 postage

Estimated delivery Thu, 8 May - Fri, 23 May

Returns:

No returns, but backed by the eBay Money Back Guarantee.

Condition:

New

Format: Paperback or Softback. Your source for quality books at reduced prices. Condition Guide. Item Availability.

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100713643234

ISBN-139780713643237

eBay Product ID (ePID)60432573

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleLove for Love

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicGeneral, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

IllustratorYes

GenreDrama

AuthorWilliam Congreve

Book SeriesNew Mermaids Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight5.9 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey DecimalFIC

SynopsisMore successful in its day than The Way of the World, which is now accounted Congreve's best play, Love for Love (1695) is a comical farce manifesting the verbal polish and the theatrical wit that audiences so enjoy in Congreve. Valentine, Sir Sampson's dissolute eldest son, finds himself at a standstill; the only way out of his financial difficulties is to give in to his father's pressure to renounce his right of inheritance. While this suggestion immediately increases the chances of his bluff younger brother Ben on the marriage mart, Valentine's own chances with his beloved Angelica would proportionally decrease. To avoid having to sign the renunciation Valentine puts on an 'antic disposition' and pretends to be mad. Angelica, seeing through him, provokes him back into sanity by pretending to agree to marry his father. Valentine recovers, the lovers reunite, and Ben, too, has meanwhile found the girl of his heart, A revised edition of the Restoration comedy 'Love for Love' with adjacent text and commentary notes as well as a researched account of the play's historical, social and theatrical context., With modern spelling, a fully annotated edition of this English play, including a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, textual details, bibliography and information about the staging of the play.