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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

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Brawny Wycherley: First Master in English Modern Comedy (1930) » Read Now
by Willard Connely. 358 pgs.

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...Brawny Wycherley WILLIAM WYCHERLEY From an engraving by...university; on the tenth of November William Wycherley became a member of the Inner Temple...evidence that Mr...
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Love in a Wood; The Gentleman Dancing-Master; The Country Wife; The Plain Dealer (1925) » Read Now
by William Wycherley, Peter Dixon. 494 pgs.

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William Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humor, vivid characterization, and social criticism. This edition includes Love in a Wood, The Gentleman Dancing-Master, The Country Wife, and The Plain Dealer. The texts of the plays have been newly edited and are...
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William Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humor, vivid characterization, and social criticism. This edition includes Love in a Wood, The Gentleman Dancing-Master, The Country Wife, and The Plain Dealer. The texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition, there is a scholarly introduction, a note on staging, and detailed annotation.
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The Comic Spirit in Restoration Drama: Studies in the Comedy of Etherege, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar » Read Now
by Henry Ten Erck Perry. 148 pgs.

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...ETHEREGE 13 WILLIAM WYCHERLEY 34 WILLIAM...of Sir George Etherege, William Wycherley, William Congreve, Sir John...manifestations of the Comic Spirit. WILLIAM WYCHERLEY...
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The Comedy of Manners (1913) (Chap. IV "William Wycherley") » Read Now
by John Palmer. 310 pgs.

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Restoration Comedy, 1660-1720 (1924) (Chap. VI "Wycherley") » Read Now
by Bonamy Dobree. 182 pgs.

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...V. Etherege 58 VI. Wycherley 78 VII. Dryden and Shadwell...not at all the same kind of thing as Wycherley Plain Dealer , though both are called...of view. Congreve and...
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Humor in British Literature, from the Middle Ages to the Restoration: A Reference Guide » Read Now
by Don L. E. Nilsen. 230 pgs.

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Humor began in British literature during the Middle Ages, when Chaucer developed the storytelling tradition along with the ironies that resulted from the juxtaposition of people from different classes and points of view. This book overviews scholarship on humor in British literature from its...
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Humor began in British literature during the Middle Ages, when Chaucer developed the storytelling tradition along with the ironies that resulted from the juxtaposition of people from different classes and points of view. This book overviews scholarship on humor in British literature from its medieval origins through the seventeenth century. Chapters are devoted to particular centuries, with authors listed individually within each chapter. Each entry discusses the role of humor in the author's work and includes a bibliography.
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A Survey-History of English Literature (1938) » Read Now
by William Bradley Otis, Morriss H. Needleman. 688 pgs.

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...SURVEY-HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE BY WILLIAM BRADLEY OTIS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE...Second Jungle Book . When examining William Godwin Enquiry concerning the...
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English Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1642-1780) (1914) » Read Now
by George Nettleton Henry. 366 pgs.

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...whose edition of The Dramatic Works of Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar Macaulay...Rochester, with the devilish ingenuity of Wycherleys Horner, practises...
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Patriarchal Tactics of Control and Female Desire in Wycherley's the Gentleman Dancing-Master and the Country Wife, in Texas Studies in Literature and Language » Read Now
by Aspasia Velissariou. 12 pgs.

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...marriage (279). 9. William Wycherley, The Gentleman Dancing-Master, in The Plays of William Wycherley , ed. Arthur Friedman...and Katharine M. Rogers, William Wycherley...
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William Congreve: The Critical Heritage (Includes discussion of William Wycherley in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Howard Erskine-Hill, Alexander Lindsay. 494 pgs.

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The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to read the material themselves.