Restoration Comedy

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631234721
• ISBN13: 9780631234722
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.6"