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Restoration Comedy: Three Plays (Paperback): Aphra Behn, William Congreve, William Wycherley Restoration Comedy: Three Plays (Paperback)
Aphra Behn, William Congreve, William Wycherley
R298 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R57 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'One no more owes one's beauty to a lover, than one's wit to an echo.' With the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the republican ban on organised theatre was lifted - and plays exploded back onto the public stage with newfound relish. The arrival of actresses for the first time encouraged a great sense of release, which expressed itself in the form of sophisticated comedies exploring the sexual behaviour and moralities of society. This volume features three of the most popular Restoration Comedies: The Country Wife by William Wycherley - a supremely bawdy comedy in which the aptly named Horner pretends to be a eunuch in order to seduce women under the noses of their husbands. The Way of the World by William Congreve - a brilliant comedy of manners, complete with dashing suitor, rich heiress and vengeful aunt. The Rover by Aphra Behn - the classic Restoration comedy by one of the earliest and most celebrated female playwrights. There is also a full introduction about the plays, playwrights and the period, and a glossary of unfamiliar words. The Drama Classic Collections bring together the most popular plays from a single author or a particular period. They offer students, actors and theatregoers a series of uncluttered, accessible editions, accompanied by comprehensive introductions.

The Country Wife and Other Plays (Paperback): William Wycherley The Country Wife and Other Plays (Paperback)
William Wycherley; Edited by Peter Dixon
R353 R291 Discovery Miles 2 910 Save R62 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humour, vivid characterization, and social criticism.Love in a Wood, a lively comedy of intrigue, established him as a brilliant new dramatist.The Gentleman Dancing-Master, in contrast, disappointed contemporary audiences, but the central relationship between Hippolyta and Gerrard features an original and sympathetic study of a young woman's attitudes and feelings. The Country Wife is a sharp but also highly amusing attack on social and sexual hypocrisy. The Plain Dealer, a powerful dramatic satire loosely based on Moliere's Le Misanthrope, continues and enlarges Wycherley's assault on greed and corruption. Under the General Editorship of Michael Cordner of the University of York, 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. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Country Wife (Paperback, 2nd edition): William Wycherley The Country Wife (Paperback, 2nd edition)
William Wycherley; Volume editing by Tiffany Stern, James Ogden
R298 Discovery Miles 2 980 View more sellers Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'He's a fool that marries, but he's 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 Horner's 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.

The Country Wife - A Comedy, As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal. Written by Mr. Wycherley: William Wycherley The Country Wife - A Comedy, As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal. Written by Mr. Wycherley
William Wycherley
R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Country Wife - A Comedy, As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal. Written by Mr. Wycherley (Hardcover): William Wycherley The Country Wife - A Comedy, As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal. Written by Mr. Wycherley (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R813 Discovery Miles 8 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
William Wycherley - The Plain Dealer - 'Money makes up in a measure all other wants in men'' (Paperback):... William Wycherley - The Plain Dealer - 'Money makes up in a measure all other wants in men'' (Paperback)
William Wycherley
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
William Wycherley - Love in a Wood or St James Park - 'Women serve but to keep a man from better company''... William Wycherley - Love in a Wood or St James Park - 'Women serve but to keep a man from better company'' (Paperback)
William Wycherley
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
William Wycherley - The Gentleman Dancing Master - 'Go to your business, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure,... William Wycherley - The Gentleman Dancing Master - 'Go to your business, pleasure, whilst I go to my pleasure, business'' (Paperback)
William Wycherley
R314 Discovery Miles 3 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Country Wife (Paperback, New Ed): William Wycherley The Country Wife (Paperback, New Ed)
William Wycherley
R158 R125 Discovery Miles 1 250 Save R33 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price A classically bawdy Restoration Comedy, widely regarded as one of the filthiest and funniest plays ever written. The City of London in the seventeenth century. Harry Horner wants to seduce as many women as possible, but he needs to convince their husbands that he's physically incapable of any such thing. Cannily, his faux impotence also allows him to sniff out and unmask those respectably virtuous ladies who secretly ache for him. William Wycherley's The Country Wife was first performed in January 1675, by the King's Company, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

The Country-wife. A Comedy Acted at the Theatre-Royal. Written by Mr. Wycherley (Hardcover): William Wycherley The Country-wife. A Comedy Acted at the Theatre-Royal. Written by Mr. Wycherley (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R841 Discovery Miles 8 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Plain Dealer, a Comedy, in Five Acts; Altered From Wycherly, by Mr. Bickerstaff - As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal,... The Plain Dealer, a Comedy, in Five Acts; Altered From Wycherly, by Mr. Bickerstaff - As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. A new Edition (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R814 Discovery Miles 8 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Plain Dealer. A Comedy. By William Wycherley (Hardcover): William Wycherley The Plain Dealer. A Comedy. By William Wycherley (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R845 Discovery Miles 8 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Miscellany Poems - As Satyrs, Epistles, Love-verses, Songs, Sonnets, &c. By W. Wycherley, Esq (Hardcover): William Wycherley Miscellany Poems - As Satyrs, Epistles, Love-verses, Songs, Sonnets, &c. By W. Wycherley, Esq (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R1,161 Discovery Miles 11 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Country Wife - A Comedy (Paperback): David Garrick, William Wycherley The Country Wife - A Comedy (Paperback)
David Garrick, William Wycherley
R451 Discovery Miles 4 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Country-wife - A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatres. By Mr. Wicherley [sic] (Hardcover): William Wycherley The Country-wife - A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatres. By Mr. Wicherley [sic] (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R839 Discovery Miles 8 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
William Wycherley - The Country Wife - "I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal... William Wycherley - The Country Wife - "I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better" (Paperback)
William Wycherley
R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The country-wife - A Comedy, Acted at the Theatre-Royal (Paperback): William Wycherley The country-wife - A Comedy, Acted at the Theatre-Royal (Paperback)
William Wycherley
R464 R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Save R105 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Country-Wife, Etc. - Scholar's Choice Edition (Paperback): William Wycherley The Country-Wife, Etc. - Scholar's Choice Edition (Paperback)
William Wycherley
R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Country Girl, a Comedy - (Altered from Wycherley) as it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane (Paperback): David... The Country Girl, a Comedy - (Altered from Wycherley) as it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane (Paperback)
David Garrick, William Wycherley
R454 Discovery Miles 4 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Works; Containing Plain-Dealer, Country-Wife, Gentleman-Dancing-Master [And] Love in a Wood (Hardcover): William Wycherley Works; Containing Plain-Dealer, Country-Wife, Gentleman-Dancing-Master [And] Love in a Wood (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R1,152 Discovery Miles 11 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Country Girl - A Comedy, (Altered From Wycherley) As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane (Hardcover): William... The Country Girl - A Comedy, (Altered From Wycherley) As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
William Wycherley (Hardcover): Baron Thomas Babington Macaula Macaulay, William Wycherley William Wycherley (Hardcover)
Baron Thomas Babington Macaula Macaulay, William Wycherley
R1,207 Discovery Miles 12 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Country Girl. A Comedy; Altered From Wycherley (Hardcover): William Wycherley The Country Girl. A Comedy; Altered From Wycherley (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R840 Discovery Miles 8 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Plain-dealer. A Comedy as Acted at the Theatre Royal (Hardcover): William Wycherley The Plain-dealer. A Comedy as Acted at the Theatre Royal (Hardcover)
William Wycherley
R811 Discovery Miles 8 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
William Wycherley. Edited With Introd. and Notes by W.C. Ward (Hardcover): William C. Ward, William Wycherley William Wycherley. Edited With Introd. and Notes by W.C. Ward (Hardcover)
William C. Ward, William Wycherley
R1,209 Discovery Miles 12 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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