Restoration Comedy
Blackwell Essential Literature
1. Edition August 2002
160 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-23471-5
John Wiley & Sons
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.
Series Editor's Preface.
Introduction.
1. William Wycherley (1641-1716).
2. William Congreve (1670-1729).
Index of titles and first lines.
Introduction.
1. William Wycherley (1641-1716).
2. William Congreve (1670-1729).
Index of titles and first lines.
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.
Duncan Wu is a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in English Literature.