The Country Wife and Other Plays
By (author): "Peter Dixon, William Wycherley"
Publish Date:
1971
ISBN0192826182
ISBN139780192826183
AsinThe Country Wife and Other Plays
Original titleThe Country Wife and Other Plays: Love in a Wood; The Gentleman Dancing-Master; The Country Wife; the Plain Dealer (Oxford World's Classics)
William Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humor, vivid characterization, and social criticism. This edition includes Love in a Wood, The Gentleman Dancing-Master, The Country Wife, and The Plain Dealer. The texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition, there is a scholarly introduction, a note on staging, and detailed annotation.