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 The Country Wife Information
4,278 words, approx. 14 pages
 The Country Wife is a Restoration comedy written in 1675 by William Wycherley. A product of the tolerant early Restoration period, the play reflects an aristocratic and anti-Puritan ideology, and was controversial for its sexual explicitness even in its... 
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 Variety The Country Wife.(Theater review)
10/15/2007: 700 words, approx. 2 pages [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (THEATER ROYAL HAYMARKET; 895 SEATS; 47.50 [pounds sterling] ($96.50) TOP) LONDON A Theater Royal Haymarket presentation of a play in two acts by William Wycherley. Directed by Jonathan Kent. Sets and costumes, Paul Brown; lighting, Mark Henderson; original music,... summary from source:
The Sunday Telegraph London Seduction carry on THEATRE The Country Wife Shadowlands
10/14/2007: 973 words, approx. 3 pages Like a robust red wine, you have to be in the mood for a bawdy farce. William Wycherley's The Country Wife, which kicks off the first season of the Haymarket Theatre Company under Jonathan Kent, dates from the late 17th century. I am...
  Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by John A. Vance
35,383 words, approx. 118 pages
In the excerpt below, Vance discusses Wycherley's varied portrayals of fear and weakness in The Country Wife. As portrayed by Wycherley, the male's primary fear is the loss of sexual potency, while the female's is perpetual incarceration.
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Critical Essay by Barrie Hawkins
9,955 words, approx. 33 pages
In the essay below, Hawkins discusses Wycherley's use of language and imagery in The Country Wife.
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Critical Essay by Peggy A. Knapp
9,830 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following essay, Knapp examines the language of The Country Wife for evidence of then current social practices and attitudes. She maintains that this play would have been understood differently by various groups of the time.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 83%Explore Wycherley's Representation of Marriage In`the Country Wife'
1,222 words, approx. 4 pages
The Restoration Comedy, `The Country Wife' is written by William Wycherley in 1676, a time when marriage was often perceived to be for financial and social gain rather than love. The main themes of Restoration Comedies were `love, sexual intrigue and cuckoldry'.
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