The Country Wife
Originally performed and published in 1675, this five-act play parodies the vices and hypocrisies of Restoration London. The plot centers on the eponymous country wife, Margery, whose suspicious husband, Mr. Pinchwife, keeps her isolated. On a rare outing to the theater, Margery encounters the aptly named Mr. Horner. A notorious rake who feigns impotence to trick his way into the intimate company of married ladies, Horner soon schools Margery in the art of deception and realizes Pinchwife's worst fears. Bursting with racy dialog and bawdy humor, this comic masterpiece offers an enduring blend of cynicism, satire, and farce. The elegance of th…
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- ISBN: 978-0-486-82817-6
- EAN: 0800759828173
- Produktnummer: 25708896
- Verlag: Dover Publications
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 239 KB
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William Wycherley
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