Project Gutenberg 1998-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 293 Congreve, William 1670 1729 Congrove, Mr. (William) Street, G. S. (George Slythe) 1867 1936 Street, George Slythe The Old Bachelor: A Comedy Transcribed from the 1895 Methuen and Co. edition (_Comedies of William Congreve_, _Volume 1_) by David Price "The Old Bachelor: A Comedy" by William Congreve is a comedic play written during the late 17th century, a time marked by the Restoration of the English monarchy. The play revolves around themes of love, deception, and the complexities of romantic relationships as it follows several characters, including the bachelor Heartwell, who pretends to disdain women while secretly harboring feelings for a young woman named Silvia. The opening of the play introduces us to the characters Bellmour and Vainlove, who engage in witty banter about love and relationships. Vainlove is caught in a web of love interests, particularly with Araminta, while Heartwell maintains a façade of indifference towards women. Their conversations reveal the playful and ironic nature of courtship among the men, as they navigate the expectations and pitfalls of love in their society. Through this dialogue, Congreve sets the tone for a comedy that explores the follies of its characters, blending humor with sharp social critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama (Comedy) Comedies PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 245619 245484 2024-09-01T08:46:47.484064 2023-10-01T08:05:54.939895 text/html text/html 252830 2015-01-11T13:02:22 text/html 376665 2015-01-11T13:07:15 text/html application/zip 437740 2024-09-01T08:46:54.033027 application/epub+zip 438591 2024-09-01T08:46:49.134044 application/epub+zip 151378 2024-09-01T08:46:48.145043 application/epub+zip 563008 2024-09-01T08:46:57.520509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537031 2024-09-01T08:46:53.138074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259450 2022-09-01T09:51:32.027984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220506 220414 2024-09-01T08:46:46.665054 2023-10-01T08:05:54.116876 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 220596 2015-01-11T13:01:43 text/plain; charset=utf-8 84825 2015-01-11T13:07:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19213 2024-09-01T08:46:57.669506 application/rdf+xml 11942 2024-09-01T08:46:48.519054 image/jpeg 3312 2024-09-01T08:46:48.325052 image/jpeg 434202 2024-09-01T08:46:47.514080 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia