WYCHERLEY, WILLIAM

wĭchˈərlē, 1640?–1716, English dramatist, b. near Shrewsbury. His first comedy, Love in a Wood (1671), was a huge success and won him the favor of the duchess of Cleveland, mistress of Charles II. His next play, The Gentleman Dancing-Master (1672), was followed by his two masterpieces, The Country Wife (1674?), in which the hero feigns castration as a cover for his affairs, and The Plain Dealer (1676), an exposé laden with satirical irony on the deception inherent in love and friendship. His brilliant wit and savagely clever satire give him a prominent place in the history of English Restoration drama. He lost court favor by his marriage (c.1680) to the countess of Drogheda, and after her death he spent several years in prison for debt. With the accession of James II he was released from prison and given a pension. The publication of his Miscellany Poems in 1704 led to a friendship with young Pope, who revised many of the elder poet's verses.

See his complete plays, ed. by G. Weales (1966); biography by W. Connely (1930, repr. 1969); studies by R. Zimbardo (1965), U. Santz (1978), and E. McCarthy (1985).

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William Wycherley and the Comedy of Fear
Book by John A. Vance; University of Delaware Press, 2000
Subjects: Fear In Literature, Wycherley, William--1640-1716--Criticism And Interpretation
...Chadwick, The Four Plays of William Wycherley (The Hague: Mouton, 1975...1996): 188. 4. Hume, William Wycherley: Text, Life, Interpretation, p. 411; Zimbardo, William Wycherley, p. 283. 5. Rogers, William...
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Brawny Wycherley, First Master in English Modern Comedy
Book by Willard Connely; C. Scribners Sons, 1930
Subjects: Drama, Wycherley, William--1640-1716
...only those in Clive to the use of William Wycherley, son and heir apparent of Daniel...Clive. Then to the eldest son of William and his heirs male, failing which to William, eldest son of John Wycherley son of Daniel, and his eldest...
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The Comic Spirit in Restoration Drama: Studies in the Comedy of Etherege, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar
Book by Henry Ten Erck Perry; Yale University Press, 1925
Subjects: Comedy, Congreve, William--1670-1729, Drama, English Drama--Restoration, 1660-1700--History And Criticism, Etherege, George--Sir--1635?-1691, Farquhar, George--1677?-1707, Vanbrugh, John--Sir--1664-1726, Wycherley, William--1640-1716
...comparison is odious, because Wycherley was attempting something...absurd at the same time; Wycherley would have one think that...most wished to commend. William Congreve started out to imitate the satire of Wycherley, though one soon finds...
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Love in a Wood; The Gentleman Dancing-Master; The Country Wife; The Plain Dealer
Book by William Wycherley, Peter Dixon; Oxford University, 1996
Subjects: Fiction
...Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Wycherley, William, 1640-1716 . The country wife and other plays / William Wycherley; edited by Peter Dixon . Includes bibliographical...
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Selected Letters of William Empson
Book by William Empson, John Haffenden; Oxford University Press, 2006
Subjects: Empson, William--1906-1984--Correspondence, Poets, English--20th Century--Correspondence
Wu Mi 16 6 Wycherley, William, Plain Dealer, The 96 Yale University 665-6 Yates, Frances 579, 613-14; Shakespeares Last Plays 614 4 Yeats, W B. xxx...
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journal articles on: Wycherley William  - 49 results

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The "Plyant" Discourse of Wycherley's the Country Wife
Journal article by Peggy A. Knapp; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 40, 2000
Subjects: English drama--Restoration, 1660-1700, The Country Wife (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Wycherley, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...sense 3. (18.) William Shakespeare, Richard...of the World: Wycherley, Sterne, and...Robert D. Hume, "William Wycherley: Text, Life...6. (55.) William Empson, The Structure...being witty as Wycherley is; but, by the...
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William Hogarth and the Tradition of Sexual Scissors
Journal article by Aaron Santesso; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 39, 1999
Subjects: A Harlot's Progress (Painting)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English literature, 1775-1837 (Romantic period)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Hogarth, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Scissors and shears--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Symbolism in art--Analysis
...of Moll in The Complete Works of William Hogarth (ed. Rev. John Trusler...Knapton, 1693, II.i.400-4). William Wycherley frequently refers to the loose...3). 39 See, for example, William Shakespeare, Henry IV Part 2...
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Congreve's 'Way of the World' and Popular Criminal Literature
Journal article by John E. Loftis; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 36, 1996
Subjects: Congreve, William--Works, English drama (Comedy)--Social aspects, English literature, 1700-1775 (Early 18th century)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Way of the World (Theater)--Social aspects, Trial transcripts--18th century
...acknowledged or explored. NOTES 1 William Congreve, The Way of the World, in The Complete Plays of William Congreve, ed. Herbert Davis...Significance of Etherege, Wycherley, and Congreve (Cambridge...32 Maximillian E. Novak, William Congreve (New York: Twayne...
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A Theory of Female Coyness
Journal article by William Kerrigan; Texas Studies in Literature and Language, Vol. 38, 1996
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism, Philology
...of Michael Drayton , ed. J. William Hebel, 5 vols. (Oxford...15. The Complete Works of William Wycherley , ed. Montague Summers, 4...1951 ), 467-68. See also William Wycherley "To His Promising Mistress...
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Dryden Rules
Journal article by William H. Pritchard; The Hudson Review, Vol. 58, 2006
Subjects: Critics, Dryden, John (1631-1700), Literary criticism, Poetry, Writers
Dryden Rules by William H. Pritchard Waller was smooth; but...seventh decade and, with the accession of William putting an end to the Stuart reign...satire, wit, and strength of manly Wycherley. One can as I do admire Congreves work...
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The Jacobite Poets of Richmond
Magazine article by Donald Bruce; Contemporary Review, Vol. 291, Autumn 2009
Subjects: Henry Esmond (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Historical novels--Criticism and interpretation, Novelists--Criticism and interpretation, Novelists--Works, Poets--Portrayals, Thackeray, William Makepeace--Criticism and interpretation, Thackeray, William Makepeace--Works
...correspondent, Earl Bathurst; Bolingbrokes constant loyalist, Sir William Wyndham; and the irascible Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester...secretary, his valet and his proletarian mistresses. Apart from Wycherley, he was the eldest of Popes friends. The two most notable...
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Season Preview 2005-06: A Comprehensive Listing of Productions. Dates and Directors at TCG Theatres Nationwide
Magazine article by Eve Zappulla; American Theatre, Vol. 22, October 2005
Subjects: Drama--Calendars, Drama--Planning, Drama--Rankings, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Planning, Plays--Rankings, Theatre Communications Group--Calendars, Theatre Communications Group--Planning
...and all 116 productions of plays by William Shakespeare. Finally, in an unusual...Steven Dietz from Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette; dir: David Ira Goldstein...Juanita Suarez, Eva Tessler; music: William Campbell; dir: Jose Garcia Davis. Mar...
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Who Said It?
Magazine article by Meredith Hindley; Humanities, Vol. 30, November 2009
...witty woman is a devil at intrigue. A. William Shakespeare B. Christopher Marlowe C. Moliere D. William Wycherley 5. Those who have wrought great changes...Anthony Trollope B. Thomas Carlyle C. William Makepeace Thackeray D. Jane Austen...
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December 05 on Stage
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 22, December 2005
...unicorntheatre.org Painted Alice, William Donnelly; dir: Joseph Price...The Gentleman Dancing-Master, William Wycherley; dir: Gus Kaikkonen. Thru Dec...Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers, William S. Yellow Robe Jr.; dir: Lou...
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November 05 on Stage
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 22, November 2005
Subjects: Drama--Calendars, Drama--Planning, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Planning, Theatre Communications Group--Calendars, Theatre Communications Group--Planning
...Brian A. Grandison, David Grant, William Lanoue, Cory McCleod, Mark Rosenwinkel...org The Retreat from Moscow, William Nicholson; dir: Sidonie Garrett...The Gentleman Dancing-Master, William Wycherley; dir: Gus Kaikkonen, Nov 10...
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newspaper articles on: Wycherley William  - 30 results

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Bacon Please, Chef ... Love Diana; Quirky: Chef Mervyn Wycherley and the Prince and Princess on Their Honeymoon in 1981 Royal Greetings: A Birthday Card from the Princess, Left and a Note Asking for Candles in a Lobster Souffle, above. "Cakes Are Obviously Out," She Wrote
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 10, 2008
Subjects: Chefs, Cooks
...signed off a note praising Mr Wycherley for their honeymoon feasts...cheeky birthday card to Mr Wycherley from young princes William and Harry, will go under...carefully signed their names. Mr Wycherley described the moment Diana...
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The 800; A Birthday Celebration of 800 People Who Put Liverpool on the Map
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), August 28, 2007
Subjects: Commonwealth games--Management, Coronation Street (Television program), Lennon, John--Achievements and awards, Manchester United--Management, McCartney, Paul--Achievements and awards, UEFA Cup (Soccer)--Management, United Kingdom. Royal Army Medical Corps--Management
...was man you wanted on your side. William Armstrong (1882-1957), theatre...architect Younger brother of William Audsley, George Ashdown Audsley...Fury (1940-83), singer Ronald William Wycherley was born in Smithdown Hospital...
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Fans Stay as Loyal as Ever to City Pop Legend; Fury Beat Goes on after 25 Years
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), January 29, 2008
...but the anniversary for the man otherwise known as Ronald William Wycherley still drew a sizeable group of fans paying tribute before his...performing at his final concert; Billy Furys mother, Jean Wycherley, with son, Albie
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Quentin Letts First Night Review; Cracking Comedy: Patricia Hodge and Toby Stephens
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 10, 2007
...Patricia Hodge and Toby Stephens. THE COUNTRY WIFE by William Wycherley Theatre Royal Haymarket DAVID Haig will be known to...is not officially the star of this zesty revival of William WycherleysRestoration comedy. That honour goes to...
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Just Ask; Posers and Puzzlers
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), December 31, 2006
...but my cousin says Ealing. - Frank Marren, Chiswick, London. A YOURE right, Frank. Billy - real name Ronald William Wycherley - died in 1983, aged 42. He had a history of heart problems and "retired" from the pop scene in 1967 after notching...
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encyclopedia articles on: Wycherley William  - 4 results

 
 
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Wycherley, William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WYCHERLEY, WILLIAM wich rle, 1640? 1716, English dramatist, b. near Shrewsbury. His first comedy, Love in a Wood (1671), was a huge success...
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English Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...eloquence superbly equal to the demands of high drama. William Shakespeare , of course, fulfilled the promise...imaginings. Such dramatists as Sir George Etherege , William Wycherley , and William Congreve created superbly polished high comedy...
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Pope, Alexander
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...In his early years he won the attention of William Wycherley and the poet-critic William Walsh, among others. Before he was 17 Pope...and the Odyssey (1725 26), written with William Broome and Elijah Fenton . These translations...
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Drama, Western
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Senecan tragedy Gorboduc (1562). William Shakespeare s great work was foreshadowed...manners by George Etherege and William Congreve , achieved a perfection...still appreciated. The works of William Wycherley , while similar in type, are more...


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