Country Wife - Couverture souple

Wycherley, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0713666889 ISBN 13 : 9780713666885

Editeur : Methuen Drama, 2003

Synopsis

[ THE COUNTRY WIFE BY WYCHERLEY, WILLIAM](AUTHOR)PAPERBACK

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Number fifty-one in NHB's Drama Classics Series, providing the world's great drama at a great price.

The introduction to this edition of The Country Wife includes a short biography of William Wycherly and chronology of his work; a guide to what happens in the play; a short history of the play its source material, form and context; and a guide to Restoration comedy, society and theatre.

Restoration era London: Puritan laws and censorship laws are repealed; theatres re-open; and the cosmopolitan wives are living it up with extravagance, infidelity and impertinence towards their cuckold husbands. But when Margery the country wife comes to town, she arrives with strict handholding from her uptight husband and is promptly locked in a house. But then the door opens to Horner, a reputed womanizer...

Biographie de l'auteur :

William Wycherley was a Restoration playwright, best known for his comedies The Country Wife (1672-3) and The Plain Dealer (1675). Wycherley moved in high society, and conducted several liaisons with aristocratic ladies, including the Duchess of Cleveland - one of Charles II's mistresses. A one-time favourite of the King, he lost the King's regard after entering into a secret marriage with the Countess of Drogheda. After her death, a dispute over her will led to Wycherley being thrown into debtor's prison, but he was liberated with the assistance of James II. On his deathbed, Wycherley married a 16-year-old girl in order to prevent his nephew from getting his inheritance. He died in 1715, aged 75.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Methuen Drama
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0713666889
• ISBN 13: 9780713666885
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Éditeur: Ogden James