He fell far short of his promise to write a play per year for the Lincoln's Inn, often ignoring his obligation entirely and sometimes substituting a translation of Moliere's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac or a masque, The Judgment of Paris. He laid down rules for a genre in the Discourse on the Pindarique Ode and his own poetry includes The Mourning Muse of Alexis and The Tears of Amaryllis for Amyntas. After assisting John Dryden on a translation of Juvenal, he launched his original dramatic career with The Old Bachelour, and quickly followed with the smash hits Love for Lo
He fell far short of his promise to write a play per year for the Lincoln's Inn, often ignoring his obligation entirely and sometimes substituting a translation of Moliere's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac or a masque, The Judgment of Paris. He laid down rules for a genre in the Discourse on the Pindarique Ode and his own poetry includes The Mourning Muse of Alexis and The Tears of Amaryllis for Amyntas. After assisting John Dryden on a translation of Juvenal, he launched his original dramatic career with The Old Bachelour, and quickly followed with the smash hits Love for Love and The Double-Dealer. For 10 points, name this author of The Mourning Bride and The Way of the World.
He fell far short of his promise to write a play per year for the Lincoln's Inn, often ignoring his obligation entirely and sometimes substituting a translation of Moliere's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac or a masque, The Judgment of Paris.
William {Congreve}