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William Congreve

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Gender Male
Death295 years ago
Date of birth January 24,1670
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Bardsey
United Kingdom
Date of died January 19,1729
DiedLondon
United Kingdom
Parents William Congreve
Mary Browning
Rest place Westminster Abbey
Periods 1693–1700
Plays The Way of the World
BooksThe Mourning Bride
Edited worksThe Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq. in Six Volumes: Volume the fourth. Containing The State of innocence, and the Fall of Man. Aureng-Zebe: or, The Great Mogul. All for love: or, The world well lost. Limberham: or, The kind keeper. Oedipus
Libretti Semele
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William Congreve was an English playwright, poet and Whig politician. His works, which form an important component of Restoration literature, were known for their use of satire and the comedy of manners genre.

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