The Way of the World

The Way of the World
The Way of the World
	Facsimile of the original title page for The Way of the World published in 1700
Written by	William Congreve
Date premiered	1700
Place premiered	Lincoln's Inn Fields
Genre	Restoration comedy
Setting	London

The Way of the World is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve . It premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one of the best Restoration comedies and is still occasionally performed. Initially, however, the play struck many audience members as continuing the "immorality" of the previous decades, and was not well received.^[1]

^ Our Dramatic Heritage: The Eighteenth Century, p.14, edited by Philip George Hill

[1] Our Dramatic Heritage: The Eighteenth Century, p.14, edited by Philip George Hill

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