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- ISBN 9780631234722
- Weight: 181g
- Dimensions: 120 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 15 Aug 2002
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
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- Includes full texts of Wycherley's The Country Wife and Congreve's The Way of the World.
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- Demonstrates how Restoration comedy evolved between 1675 and 1700.
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- Introduces general readers or students to the genre.
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- An editorial introduction guides readers through the plays and the period.
David Womersley has been a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Jesus College, Oxford since 1984.
Duncan Wu is a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in English Literature.
