The Country Wife and Other Plays

ISBN-13: 9780199555185 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 520 str.

William Wycherley

Opis

William Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humor, vivid characterization, and social criticism. This edition includes Love in a Wood, The Gentleman Dancing-Master, The Country Wife, and The Plain Dealer. 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.
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O autorze

Peter Dixon, now retired, was formerly Chair of English at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. He has also edited Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer in World's Classics.