English, Scottish, & Welsh Drama, Drama Anthologies, English & Irish Literature Anthologies, Comedy - Drama
Restoration Comedy
Womersley, Duncan Wu
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Overview
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.
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.
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2002
Publisher
Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pages
160
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780631234715