by William Wycherley · A & C Black · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780713632873
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«The Country Wife» is the English Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, published by A & C Black in paperback (192 pages, in English).
Set in Restoration England, the comedy deals with marriage, infidelity and deceit in a society dominated by hypocrisy. The plot follows several characters, including a man who feigns impotence to approach other husbands' wives, in a satire of the era's superficial morality.
Edition in the New Mermaids series, with annotations and introduction by James Ogden; the play was originally published in 1675.
A frequent reading in English literature and theatre courses, suitable for students and for those who enjoy classic British drama.
William Wycherley was an English playwright best known for writing the plays The Country Wife (1675) and The Plain Dealer (1676).
