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  • William Wycherley: Four Plays

    de 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 ... Leer más

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  • William Wycherley [Four Plays]

    de 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 ... Leer más

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  • Delphi Complete Plays of William Wycherley (Illustrated)

    de William Wycherley ...
    Series Libro 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 ... Leer más

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  • William Wycherley [Four Plays]

    Enriched edition. Exploring wit, satire, and societal norms in Restoration comedy

    de William Wycherley, Owen Bradshaw ...
    In "William Wycherley: Four Plays," the reader is invited to explore a pivotal collection of works that epitomize the Restoration era's hallmark of wit and sexual politics. Wycherley's plays, including the renowned "The Country Wife" and "The Plain Dealer," are characterized by their clever dialogue, intricate plotting, and incisive commentary on social norms and moral hypocrisy. Through his ... Leer más

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  • William Wycherley [Four Plays]

    de 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 ... Leer más

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  • The Country Wife

    de 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 ... Leer más

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Country Wife

    de 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 ... Leer más

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Country Wife

    Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)

    de William Wycherley ...
    Series Libro 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 ... Leer más

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  • Restoration Comedy: Three Plays

    Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)

    de Aphra Behn, William Congreve, William Wycherley ...
    Series Libro 0 - NHB Drama Classics
    'One no more owes one's beauty to a lover, than one's wit to an echo.'With the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the republican ban on organised theatre was lifted – and plays exploded back onto the public stage with newfound relish. The arrival of actresses for the first time encouraged a great sense of release, which expressed itself in the form of sophisticated comedies exploring the sexual ... Leer más

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  • The Country Wife

    de 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 ... Leer más

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Country Wife and Other Plays

    de 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 ... Leer más

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  • Three Restoration Comedies

    de George Etherege, William Congreve, William Wycherley ...
    After the restoration of King Charles II to the British throne in 1660, dramatists experienced new freedom in an age that broke from the strict morality of puritan rule and in which elegance and wit became the chief virtues. Irreverent, licentious and cynical, the three plays collected here hold up a mirror to this dazzling era and satirize the gulf between appearances and reality. In Etherege's ... Leer más

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