William Wycherley
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 Read More...
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Love in a Wood; The Gentleman Dancing-Master; The Country Wife; The Plain Dealer (1925)
by William Wycherley, Peter Dixon. 494 pgs.
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The Comic Spirit in Restoration Drama: Studies in the Comedy of Etherege, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar
by Henry Ten Erck Perry. 148 pgs.
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Humor in British Literature, from the Middle Ages to the Restoration: A Reference Guide
by Don L. E. Nilsen. 230 pgs.
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A Survey-History of English Literature (1938)
by William Bradley Otis, Morriss H. Needleman. 688 pgs.
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English Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1642-1780) (1914)
by George Nettleton Henry. 366 pgs.
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William Congreve: The Critical Heritage (Includes discussion of William Wycherley in multiple chapters)
by Howard Erskine-Hill, Alexander Lindsay. 494 pgs.
