William Congreve - The Mourning Bride: Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure.
William Congreve was born on January 24th, 1670 in Bardsey, West Yorkshire. Congreve's childhood was spent in Ireland (his father, a Lieutenant in the British Army had received a posting there). He was educated at Kilkenny College and then Trinity College in Dublin. After graduating he returned to London to study law at Middle Temple. However his interest in studying law soon lessened as the attraction of literature, drama, and the fashionable life began to exert its pull. This first play, The Old Bachelor, was written, to amuse himself during convalescence, and was produced at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1693. It was an enormous success. Altho…
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- ISBN: 978-1-78543-898-1
- EAN: 9781785438981
- Produktnummer: 33092526
- Verlag: Lingenbrink Georg
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.4 cm 118 g
- Gewicht: 118
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