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Restoration Comedy P

by Womersley, Duncan Wu (Editor), David Womersley
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Synopsis

The 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.


  • Includes full texts of Wycherley's The Country Wife and Congreve's The Way of the World.

  • Demonstrates how Restoration comedy evolved between 1675 and 1700.

  • Introduces general readers or students to the genre.

  • An editorial introduction guides readers through the plays and the period.

About the Author, Womersley

David Womersley has been a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Jesus College, Oxford since 1984.

Duncan Wu is a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in English Literature.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2002
Publisher
Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780631234722

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