the country wife / William Wycherley

Public ISBD Titre : the country wife Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : William Wycherley, Auteur Editeur : London [England] : Penguin Books Année de publication : 2003 Importance : 255p Format : 26cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-9953-33-198-0 Langues : Anglais Résumé : The Country-Wife, comedy of manners in five acts by Restoration dramatist William Wycherley, performed and published in 1675. It satirizes the sexual duplicity of the aristocracy during the reign of Charles II. Popular for its lively characters and its double entendres, the bawdy comedy was occasionally vilified for immorality. The main plot concerns the activities of lusty Margery, a country woman whose jealous husband, Mr. Pinchwife, sequesters her at home to ensure her fidelity. At a rare outing to the theatre she is noticed by Mr. Horner, a notorious rake who starts a false rumour that he is a eunuch in order to gain the confidence of suspicious husbands. Margery soon learns the art of deception, and lies, disguises, and conspiracies thicken the plot. the country wife [texte imprimé] / William Wycherley, Auteur . - London (England) : Penguin Books, 2003 . - 255p ; 26cm. ISBN : 978-9953-33-198-0 Langues : Anglais Résumé : The Country-Wife, comedy of manners in five acts by Restoration dramatist William Wycherley, performed and published in 1675. It satirizes the sexual duplicity of the aristocracy during the reign of Charles II. Popular for its lively characters and its double entendres, the bawdy comedy was occasionally vilified for immorality. The main plot concerns the activities of lusty Margery, a country woman whose jealous husband, Mr. Pinchwife, sequesters her at home to ensure her fidelity. At a rare outing to the theatre she is noticed by Mr. Horner, a notorious rake who starts a false rumour that he is a eunuch in order to gain the confidence of suspicious husbands. Margery soon learns the art of deception, and lies, disguises, and conspiracies thicken the plot.

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The country Wife / William Wycherley

Public ISBD Titre : The country Wife Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : William Wycherley, Auteur ; Trevor Griffiths, Editeur scientifique Editeur : London [Royaume-Uni] : Nick Hern Books Année de publication : 2001 Collection : Drama Classics Importance : 162 p Format : 16 cm. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-85459-225-5 Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:828 English literature Mots-clés : Married women-Drama  Seduction-Drama  London (England)-Drama. Résumé : Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price A classically bawdy Restoration Comedy. 1675. The aptly named Horner is pretending to be a eunuch in order to gain access to women under their husbands' noses. Pinchwife has recently married an innocent country girl, who immediately falls for Horner. Pinchwife's plans to stop any liaison go badly awry. Meanwhile Horner is giving pleasure to assorted other wives. All ends happily with Pinchwife - and the other husbands - convinced of Horner's impotence... The Country Wife is a set text for AQA English Literature A/AS Level and for WJEC Drama and Theatre Arts A/AS Level. The country Wife [texte imprimé] / William Wycherley, Auteur ; Trevor Griffiths, Editeur scientifique . - London (Royaume-Uni) : Nick Hern Books, 2001 . - 162 p ; 16 cm.. - (Drama Classics) . ISBN : 978-1-85459-225-5 Langues : Anglais Catégories : LITTERATURE ET LANGUE ANGLAISE:828 English literature Mots-clés : Married women-Drama  Seduction-Drama  London (England)-Drama. Résumé : Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price A classically bawdy Restoration Comedy. 1675. The aptly named Horner is pretending to be a eunuch in order to gain access to women under their husbands' noses. Pinchwife has recently married an innocent country girl, who immediately falls for Horner. Pinchwife's plans to stop any liaison go badly awry. Meanwhile Horner is giving pleasure to assorted other wives. All ends happily with Pinchwife - and the other husbands - convinced of Horner's impotence... The Country Wife is a set text for AQA English Literature A/AS Level and for WJEC Drama and Theatre Arts A/AS Level.

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