The Plays of William Wycherley

by William Wycherley

Book Overview

Mr Wycherley is universally allowed the first place among the English comic poets who have writ since Ben Jonson. His Plain-Dealer is the best comedy that ever was composed in any language.' Yet in spite of the extreme praise many of his contemporaries accorded to his work, William Wycherley (1641-1715) is now only remembered for one play, The Country Wife. Even though The Country Wife is frequently performed by both amateur and professional companies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521298806
• ISBN13: 9780521298803
• Release Date: July 1981
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"