William Wycherley (–1716)

Auteur de The Country Wife

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A propos de l'auteur

Wycherley is best known for his dark comedy, which is strong, ironic, and complex. The character of Manly in The Plain Dealer (1677) was taken to be a portrait of the author, although Manly is clearly based on Alceste in Moliere's Misanthrope. The Country Wife (1675), Wycherley's most popular play, afficher plus has a cynical vitality. Taking a hint from a comedy by Terence, Horner pretends that he is impotent in order to have his way with the ladies, but his success does little to please him. The play demonstrates curious contrasts between truth-speakers and feigners, neither of which can be classified as entirely good or bad. Wycherley's other comedies are Love in a Wood (1671) and The Gentleman Dancing Master (1673). (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Comprend les noms: William Wycherley, Willaim Wycherley, William Wicherley, William Wycherley (The Country Wife)

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Œuvres de William Wycherley

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The Country Wife (1965) — Auteur — 573 exemplaires

Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Comedy [Norton Critical Edition] (1973) 269 exemplaires

Restoration Plays (1939) — Contributeur — 214 exemplaires

Three Restoration Comedies: The Man of Mode; The Country Wife; Love for love (English Library) (1968) 184 exemplaires

Restoration Plays (1953) — Contributeur — 169 exemplaires

The Country Wife/The Gentleman Dancing Master/Love in a Wood/Plain Dealer (1966) 150 exemplaires

Four Great Comedies of the Restoration and 18th Century: The Country Wife/School for Scandal/She Stoops to Conquer/Way… (1958) — Contributeur — 116 exemplaires

Six Restoration Plays (1959) — Contributeur — 102 exemplaires

The Plain Dealer (1967) 56 exemplaires

The Country Wife/The Man of Mode/The Relapse/The Rover (2005) 38 exemplaires

Three Restoration Comedies - The Way of the World, The Country Wife, The Beaux' Strategem — Auteur — 16 exemplaires

The dramatic works of Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar 8 exemplaires

Delphi Complete Plays of William Wycherley (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eleven) (2020) 6 exemplaires

The Country Wife (BBC Play of the Month) [1977 TV episode] — Playwright — 2 exemplaires

The complete works of William Wycherley 2 exemplaires

Comedy Restored or Ten English Plays of Manners (1986) 2 exemplaires

Love in a Wood, or, St James's Park. A Comedy. 1 exemplaire

The Complete Plays of William Wycherley 1 exemplaire

William Wycherley - The Country Wife: "I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the… (2017) 1 exemplaire

The Complete Works of William Wycherley. Edited by Montague Summers. 4 volumes 1 exemplaire

The Gentleman Dancing-Master. A comedy 1 exemplaire

The Plain-Dealer. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal. The Third Edition. 1 exemplaire

Epistles to the king and duke [in verse, by W. Wycherley 1 exemplaire

Plays 1 exemplaire

Miscellany poems: as satyrs, epistles, love-verses, songs, sonnets, &c. By W. Wycherley, Esq 1 exemplaire

The Complete Works of William Wycherley, Second Volume: The Country Wife; The Plain Dealer; Letters 1 exemplaire

[Love in a wood ; or, St. James's Park : and other stories] 1 exemplaire

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Nom canonique: Wycherley, William
Date de naissance: 1641-04-08 (baptised)
Date de décès: 1716-01-01
Lieu de sépulture: Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Sexe: male
Nationalité: UK
Pays (pour la carte): England, UK
Lieu de naissance: Clive, Shropshire, England, UK
Lieux de résidence: Clive, Shropshire, England, UK
France
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Études: Queen's College, Oxford University
Inner Temple
Professions: playwright
dramatist

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The Country Wife

It's a little weird to be deliberately pulling up this old one I read in college, but it stuck with me! And it's absolutely hilarious! There are so many sly and dirty jokes woven into the story, and combined with the plot (trashy though it is), I learned a lot about the culture at the time. I also laughed a ton, though you have to be ready with historical context and modern-day translations of some of the references. Hint: a woman selling oranges is selling a lot more than oranges.

General plot: a man convinces the town that he's a eunuch so he can be alone with other men's wives without the men being suspicious, and he makes a lot of intimate friends with the ladies around town. Enter the naive girl from the country side (pun?), who has a lot to learn about her new social group.… (plus d'informations)

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Jenniferforjoy | Jan 29, 2024 |

The Country Wife par William Wycherley

DNF @ Act II. School book.

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kylecarroll | 7 autres critiques | Jul 17, 2023 |

The Country Wife (New Mermaids) par William Wycherley

'Bawdy' is not an adjective that ever draws me to a work of literature, but I had to read this for my course. It is very much on the one note throughout, and lacks heart, but it had its moments and some of the double entendres were very clever. I even smiled a couple of times. It must be much more entertaining when performed, when the asides work better and the physical jokes are more apparent.

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pgchuis | 7 autres critiques | Aug 20, 2022 |

Six Restoration plays par John Harold Wilson

Yeah, not so fond of Restoration theater. Too mannered, too constrained, too rule-bound. Not to mention, um, sexist. But here are: Wycherly, The Country Wife (satire/farce); Etheridge, The Man of Mode (satire/farce); Dryden, All for Love (his version of Antony & Cleopatra); Otway, Venice Preserved (baroque tragedy); Congreve, The Way of the World (I hate this play!); Farquhar, The Beaux Strategem (sentimental comedy). Yuck!

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deckla | Jul 19, 2018 |

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