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  • The Country Wife

    by William Wycherley ...
    The Country Wife is a sparkling Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, first performed in 1675, renowned for its witty dialogue, bold humor, and sharp social commentary. Set in London during the Restoration period, the play exposes the hypocrisy, sexual politics, and pretensions of aristocratic society with unmatched brilliance. Wycherley's masterful use of satire entertains while provoking ... Read more

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  • William Wycherley: Four Plays

    by William Wycherley ...
    William Wycherley was, before Congreve arose to surpass him, the most eminent master of that artificial school of Comedy which commenced with the restoration of Charles II., and which may be said to have perished, in a blaze as of a funeral pyre, with Sheridan. Abandoning the beaten paths of English drama, the writers of this school found, in the various intrigue of the Spanish theatre, in the ... Read more

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  • The Country Wife

    Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)

    by William Wycherley ...
    Series Book 0 - NHB Drama Classics
    Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little PriceA classically bawdy Restoration Comedy, widely regarded as one of the filthiest and funniest plays ever written.The City of London in the seventeenth century. Harry Horner wants to seduce as many women as possible, but he needs to convince their husbands that he's physically incapable of any such thing. Cannily, his faux impotence also ... Read more

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  • William Wycherley [Four Plays]

    by William Wycherley ...
    William Wycherley: Four Plays is a collection of Wycherley’s most significant works: The Country Wife (1675), The Plain Dealer (1676), Love in a Wood (1671), and The Gentleman Dancing Master (1671). These plays, written during the Restoration period, showcase Wycherley’s sharp wit, social critique, and exploration of human relationships, particularly regarding love, marriage, and societal ... Read more

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  • The Country Wife

    by William Wycherley ...
    The notorious rake Harry Horner pretends to have succumbed to a venereal disease and thus become impotent in order to be allowed to spend time alone with “virtuous” society wives—and thereby have affairs with them, making cuckolds of all London’s respectable husbands. Meanwhile, the young Margery Pinchwife, chosen by her domineering husband for her presumed country innocence, proves herself ... Read more

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  • The Country Wife

    by William Wycherley ...
    *The Country Wife* was first performed in January 1672 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. It traces several plot lines, the principal of which follows notorious rake Harry Horner's attempt to carry on affairs by spreading a rumor that he is now a eunuch and no longer a threat to any man's wife. It was controversial for its sexual explicitness even in its own time, having several notorious scenes ... Read more

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  • The Country Wife

    by William Wycherley, Dr Tiffany Stern, James Ogden ...
    Series series New Mermaids
    'He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater fool that does not marry a fool.'This bawdy, hilarious, subversive and wickedly satirical drama pokes fun at the humourless, the jealous, and the adulterous alike. It features a country wife, Margery, whose husband believes she is too naïve to cuckold him; and an anti-hero, Horner, who pretends to be impotent in order to have unrestrained access to the ... Read more

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  • The Country Wife and Other Plays

    by William Wycherley ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humour, vivid characterization, and social criticism.Love in a Wood, a lively comedy of intrigue, established him as a brilliant new dramatist.The Gentleman Dancing-Master, in contrast, disappointed contemporary audiences, but the central relationship between Hippolyta and Gerrard features an original and sympathetic study of ... Read more

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  • William Wycherley [Four Plays]

    by William Wycherley ...
    William Wycherley's Four Plays encapsulates the wit and audacity of Restoration comedy, showcasing the playwright's keen insight into the follies of human nature and societal norms. This collection features notable works such as "The Country Wife" and "The Plain Dealer," which adeptly utilize sharp dialogue and satirical narrative to explore themes of desire, deception, and the complexities of ... Read more

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  • Four Great Restoration Comedies

    by William Wycherley ...
    Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Plays
    When England's theaters reopened in 1660, 18 years after being closed by an act of Parliament, audiences embraced the witty and satirical dialogue spoken by "plain folks" characters—it was a new era in drama. The four comedy classics featured in this one convenient collection are typical of the works popularized during one of the most exciting and innovative periods in English theater.Brimming ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Plays of William Wycherley (Illustrated)

    by William Wycherley ...
    Series Book 13 - Delphi Series Eleven
    The late seventeenth century playwright William Wycherley produced satirical and comic masterpieces, winning the admiration of his fellow writers, including John Dryden and William Congreve, who described him as “appointed to lash this crying age.” Following the restoration of Charles II, dramatists experienced new freedom in an age that broke from the strict morality of puritan rule and in which ... Read more

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  • The Country Wife

    by William Wycherley ...
    Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Plays
    Originally performed and published in 1675, this five-act play parodies the vices and hypocrisies of Restoration London. The plot centers on the eponymous country wife, Margery, whose suspicious husband, Mr. Pinchwife, keeps her isolated. On a rare outing to the theater, Margery encounters the aptly named Mr. Horner. A notorious rake who feigns impotence to trick his way into the intimate company ... Read more

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