Description
Book SynopsisThe two plays presented in full in this volume Wycherley''s
The Country Wife and Congreve''s
The Way of the World illustrate the evolution of Restoration comedy between 1675 and 1700.
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- Includes full texts of Wycherley''s The Country Wife and Congreve''s The Way of the World.
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- Demonstrates how Restoration comedy evolved between 1675 and 1700.
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- Introduces general readers or students to the genre.
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- An editorial introduction guides readers through the plays and the period.
Table of ContentsSeries Editor's Preface.
Introduction.
1. William Wycherley (1641-1716):.
The Country Wife (1675).
2. William Congreve (1670-1729):.
The Way of the World (1700).
Index of titles and first lines.
