The two plays presented in full in this volume – Wycherley''s
The Country Wife and Congreve''s
The Way of the World – illustrate the evolution of Restoration comedy between 1675 and 1700.
- Includes full texts of Wycherley''s The Country Wife and Congreve''s The Way of the World.
- Demonstrates how Restoration comedy evolved between 1675 and 1700.
- Introduces general readers or students to the genre.
- An editorial introduction guides readers through the plays and the period.
