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William Wicherley Libri

    William Wycherley fu un drammaturgo inglese dell'epoca della Restaurazione, rinomato per opere come "The Country Wife" e "The Plain Dealer". Le sue opere sono caratterizzate da arguzia tagliente, umorismo brillante e un'acuta esplorazione delle norme sociali e dei desideri umani. Wycherley catturò magistralmente l'essenza del suo tempo, e le sue opere continuano ad essere celebrate per la loro audacia e il loro valore letterario.

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    The Country Wife

    • The Country Wife

      • 192pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura
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      'Cuckolds like lovers should themselves deceive' So concludes one of Wycherley's most revived and much discussed plays. It is a satirical comedy sharply focussed on the follies, vices and hypocrisies of Restoration London through its central characters: the desperate Pinchwife; his naive wife; the sex-obsessed Horner and Lady Fidget's 'virtuous gang' of town ladies. Wycherley's strong wit informs almost every speech and his alarmingly familiar revelations of character leave us to draw our own conclusions. It remains a controversial play, admired as satire or farce, condemned as immoral and frivolous, and appreciated again as a serious work of dramatic art. Modern critics have much debated its central themes, and question marks remain: is Horner hero or villain? This student edition contains a fully annotated version of the playtext in modern spelling. The Introduction includes an account of Wycherley's life and a detailed discussion of The Country Wife's interpretation and stage history.

      The Country Wife