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Restoration Comedy
Blackwell Essential Literature 1. Aufl.
27,99 € |
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Verlag: | Wiley-Blackwell |
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Veröffentl.: | 15.04.2008 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9780470756812 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 160 |
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Beschreibungen
The two plays presented in full in this volume – Wycherley's <i>The Country Wife</i> and Congreve's <i>The Way of the World</i> – illustrate the evolution of Restoration comedy between 1675 and 1700.<br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Includes full texts of Wycherley's <i>The Country Wife</i> and Congreve's <i>The Way of the World</i>.</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Demonstrates how Restoration comedy evolved between 1675 and 1700.</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Introduces general readers or students to the genre.</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>An editorial introduction guides readers through the plays and the period.</li> </ul>
Series Editor's Preface. <p>Introduction.</p> <p><b>1. William Wycherley (1641-1716):.</b></p> <p>The Country Wife (1675).</p> <p><b>2. William Congreve (1670-1729):.</b></p> <p>The Way of the World (1700).</p> <p>Index of titles and first lines.</p>
<b>David Womersley</b> has been a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Jesus College, Oxford since 1984. <br /> <p><b>Duncan Wu</b> is a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in English Literature.</p>
Readers seeking a first introduction to the classic texts of English literature will welcome these short, pocket-sized collections. Each book in the series contains a selection of the most significant poetry or drama from a particular period. Traditional favourites are placed alongside less well-known titles, reflecting the ways in which the literary canon has changed in recent years. A succinct introduction to each volume gives readers a sense of how literature developed during the period in question.<br /> <p>These concise volumes are designed for general readers wishing to extend their cultural horizons and literary knowledge.<b><br /> </b></p> <p><b>Featuring plays by Wycherley and Congreve, RESTORATION COMEDY gives readers a flavour on the bawdy and satirical comedies performed in the sophisticated theatres of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.<br /> </b></p>