Country Wife (eBook)

William Wycherley (Autor)

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2018
96 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82817-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A notorious rake feins impotence to trick his way into the intimate company of married ladies in this comic masterpiece, which offers an enduring combination of cynicism, satire, and farce.

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Originally performed and published in 1675, this five-act play parodies the vices and hypocrisies of Restoration London. The plot centers on the eponymous country wife, Margery, whose suspicious husband, Mr. Pinchwife, keeps her isolated. On a rare outing to the theater, Margery encounters the aptly named Mr. Horner. A notorious rake who feigns impotence to trick his way into the intimate company of married ladies, Horner soon schools Margery in the art of deception and realizes Pinchwife's worst fears. Bursting with racy dialog and bawdy humor, this comic masterpiece offers an enduring blend of cynicism, satire, and farce. The elegance of the play's construction and the glamour of its setting provide a piquant contrast to its earthy celebration of lust and human folly. The Country Wife has been periodically vilified for its immorality but remains ever popular for its lively characters, witty double entendres, and sophisticated drama.

Autor

English dramatist William Wycherley (c.1640–1716) is best known for his plays The Country Wife and The Plain Dealer. His Restoration-era comedies are notable for their keen satires of manners and society, and the playwright was a favorite among the wits in the court of Charles II.

Inhalt

Dramatis Personae PrologueAct I Act IIAct IIIAct IVAct V Epilogue

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.1.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Plays
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Schlagworte: 1675 • Alithea • anti puritan ideology • aristocratic and anti-Puritan ideology • bawdy humor • betrayal • clandestine affairs • comic masterpiece • cynicism • Deception • dramatic • early Restoration period • Emotional • English dramatist • English playwright • Farce • Harcourt • human folly • immorality • impotence • Jealousy • lively characters • Lust • Margery • Molière • notorious rake • Parody • performing arts • Pinchwife • racy dialog • Restoration Comedy • Restoration London • Satire • scandalous trick • sexual explicitness • Social satire • suspicious husband • The Plain Dealer • witty double entendres
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82817-4 / 0486828174
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82817-6 / 9780486828176