Three Restoration Comedies: Etherege - The Man of Mode - Wycherley

Description: Three Restoration Comedies by William Wycherley, William Congreve, George Etherege, Gamini Salgado The three plays collected here mirror the era after King Charles II. In Ethereges "The Man of Mode", Dorimant meets his match. In Wycherleys "The Country Wife", Horner fakes impotence to fool husbands into giving him access to their wives. In Congreves "Love for Love", the Valentine can win his beloved only if he loses his inheritance. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description After the restoration of King Charles II to the British throne in 1660, dramatists experienced new freedom in an age that broke from the strict morality of puritan rule and in which elegance and wit became the chief virtues. Irreverent, licentious and cynical, the three plays collected here hold up a mirror to this dazzling era and satirize the gulf between appearances and reality. In Ethereges The Man of Mode (1676), the womanizing Dorimant meets his match when he falls in love with the unpretentious Harriet, while Wycherleys The Country Wife (c. 1675) depicts the rakish Horner who fakes impotence to fool trusting husbands into giving him easy access to their wives. And in Congreves Love for Love (1695), the extravagant Valentine can only win his beloved Angelica if he loses his inheritance. Author Biography George Etherege (1636-1689) invented the comedy of intrigue, and led the way for the masterpieces of Congreve and Sheridan.William Wycherley (1640?-1716) is famous for his brilliant wit and savagely clever satire which give him a prominent place in the history of English Restoration drama.William Congreve (1670-1729) was apprenticed under the tutelage of John Dryden. Congreves wit and his characters sexual freedom and experimentation were at odds with the thinking of certain moralists of the day. However, he has since been considered one of the most intellectually accomplished of English playwrights.Gamini Salgado was born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and came to England in 1947 to attend the University of Nottingham. He became an expert on Elizabethan and Jacobean literature, and was appointed to the Chair of English at Exeter University in 1977. He died in 1985. Details ISBN014043027X Pages 368 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-10 014043027X ISBN-13 9780140430271 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Gamini Salgado DEWEY 822.408 Birth 1640 Death 1716 Author Gamini Salgado Media Book Edition 1st Tag pengblackclassics Series Penguin Classics Language English Short Title Three Restoration Comedies Subtitle Etherege - The Man of Mode - Wycherley - The Country Wife - Congreve - Love for Love DOI 10.1604/9780140430271 UK Release Date 2005-11-24 Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-11-24 Alternative 9780141937748 Audience General NZ Release Date 2005-11-23 AU Release Date 2005-11-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1083908;

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