{"product_id":"9780713643237","title":"Love for Love","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Mermaids\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLove for Love\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Congreve | Malcolm Kelsall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore successful in its day than The Way of the World, which is now\u003cbr\u003eaccounted Congreve's best play, Love for Love (1695) is a comical farce\u003cbr\u003emanifesting the verbal polish and the theatrical wit that audiences so\u003cbr\u003eenjoy in Congreve. Valentine, Sir Sampson's dissolute eldest son, finds\u003cbr\u003ehimself at a standstill; the only way out of his financial difficulties\u003cbr\u003eis to give in to his father's pressure to renounce his right of\u003cbr\u003einheritance. While this suggestion immediately increases the chances of\u003cbr\u003ehis bluff younger brother Ben on the marriage mart, Valentine's own\u003cbr\u003echances with his beloved Angelica would proportionally decrease. To\u003cbr\u003eavoid having to sign the renunciation Valentine puts on an 'antic\u003cbr\u003edisposition' and pretends to be mad. Angelica, seeing through him,\u003cbr\u003eprovokes him back into sanity by pretending to agree to marry his\u003cbr\u003efather. Valentine recovers, the lovers reunite, and Ben, too, has\u003cbr\u003emeanwhile found the girl of his heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713643237\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335409320076,"sku":"9780713643237","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ae85e60f-6ddc-4b97-9f61-1e76a097a411.jpg?v=1788029948","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780713643237","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}