The Country Wife and Other Plays (World's Classics) Book

(Series quotes) "For those in the mood to re-embrace the classics, Oxford University Press has...new offerings in the World's Classics series...all books that should be read more often by more people."--The Christian Science Monitor "Oxford's World's Classics series has long specialized in making unjustly neglected books newly available....Such attractive paperbacks that even those with hardback editions will covet them."--The Washington Post Book World "If you want to refresh your memory as to why these are called classics and still beloved by readers, here is you opportunity."--The San Diego Union "There's a World's Classics for every taste--from Homer to Tolstoy to Boswell-- handsome packaging, inexpensive prices."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "An excellent series all of which can be recommended."--The Sunday Times (London) "The World's Classics continues to pour out riches of the past funnier and more illuminating than almost all contemporary writing."--The Times *(London) 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.Read More