The Country Wife by William Wycherley (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Country Wife by William Wycherley, Dr Tiffany Stern, James Ogden The Country Wife is a satirical comedy, which exposes the immorality of Restoration society in a way that has been both condemned and admired since it was written. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Hes a fool that marries, but hes a greater fool that does not marry a fool.This bawdy, hilarious, subversive and wickedly satirical drama pokes fun at the humourless, the jealous, and the adulterous alike. It features a country wife, Margery, whose husband believes she is too naïve to cuckold him; and an anti-hero, Horner, who pretends to be impotent in order to have unrestrained access to the women keen on the sport. A number of licentious and hypocritical women request Horners services – the country wife among them. The Country Wife has provoked powerfully mixed reactions over the years. The seventeenth century libertine king Charles II saw it twice, and is said to have joined the dance of the cuckolds at the end of one performance; the eighteenth century actor-playwright David Garrick declared it the most licentious play in the English language; the Victorian Macaulay compared it to a skunk, because it was too filthy to handle and too noisome even to approach. Twentieth century productions heralded it a Restoration masterpiece. Sexually frank, and as ready to criticise marriage as infidelity, the virtuosity, linguistic energy, brilliant wit, naughtiness and complexity of this ribald play have made it a staple of the modern stage. This student edition contains a lengthy, entirely new introduction, by leading scholar, Tiffany Stern, with a background on the author, structure, characters, genre, themes, original staging and performance history, as well as an updated bibliography and a fully annotated version of the playtext. Author Biography Tiffany Stern is Professor of Early Modern Drama at University College, University of Oxford, UK. She is one of the General Editors of the New Mermaid series, and she has also edited two plays in the series - Sheridans The Rivals (2004) and Farquhars The Recruiting Officer (2010).James Ogden is Editor of She Stoops to Conquer for the New Mermaids series and a former Senior Lecturer in English at Aberystwyth University, UK. Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction About the Play Plot Genre Structure Characters Men Women Themes Original Staging Recent Performances Date and Sources The AuthorNote on the text Abbreviations Further reading The Country Wife Promotional The Country Wife is a satirical comedy, which exposes the immorality of Restoration society in a way that has been both condemned and admired since it was written. Long Description Hes a fool that marries, but hes a greater fool that does not marry a fool...This bawdy, hilarious, subversive and wickedly satirical drama pokes fun at the humourless, the jealous, and the adulterous alike. It features a country wife, Margery, whose husband believes she is too naive to cuckold him; and an anti-hero, Horner, who pretends to be impotent in order to have unrestrained access to the women keen on the sport. A number of licentious and hypocritical women request Horners services - the country wife among them...The Country Wife has provoked powerfully mixed reactions over the years. The seventeenth century libertine king Charles II saw it twice, and is said to have joined the dance of the cuckolds at the end of one performance; the eighteenth century actor- playwright David Garrick declared it the most licentious play in the English language; the Victorian Macaulay compared it to a skunk, because it was too filthy to handle and too noisome even to approach. Twentieth century productions heralded it a Restoration masterpiece. Sexually frank, and as ready to criticise marriage as infidelity, the virtuosity, linguistic energy, brilliant wit, naughtiness and complexity of this ribald play have made it a staple of the modern stage...This student edition contains a lengthy, entirely new introduction, with a background on the author, structure, characters, genre, themes, original staging and performance history, as well as an updated bibliography and a fully annotated version of the playtext. Promotional "Headline" The Country Wife is a satirical comedy, which exposes the immorality of Restoration society in a way that has been both condemned and admired since it was written. Feature The introduction covers themes and context specifically relevant to students needs. Details ISBN140817989X Author James Ogden Year 2014 ISBN-10 140817989X ISBN-13 9781408179895 Media Book Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series New Mermaids Edition 2nd Imprint Methuen Drama Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.4 Birth 1640 Death 1716 Pages 184 Replaces 9780713666885 Language English Residence US Short Title COUNTRY WIFE REV/E 2/E Format Paperback UK Release Date 2014-02-13 NZ Release Date 2014-02-13 Publication Date 2014-02-13 Edition Description 2nd edition Audience General AU Release Date 2014-02-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161569255;

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