The country wife has been revived more often in the twentieth century than almost any of the restorations tamer works. The country wife wikisource, the free online library. The country wife play by william wycherley duration. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. In the country wife, horner allows society to believe he is impotent, and as such husbands entrust him with their wives. In a parallel plot, pinchwife has married a country girl, margery, in the belief that. Lady fidget and a sensible middle will get him free access to mens houses. The title is a pun on the first syllable of the word country, implying that his purpose of finding any wife is to use her as an. The country wife ebook by william wycherley 9781780016801. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Page the countrywife, a comedy, acted at the theatre royal. Many of the craftwork features on the mural were made by members of the wi who were experts in such fields as glove making, canework, and embroidery. Preliminaries omitted play details the country wife. But horner is anything but impotent, and before long he is bedding a host of bored, foolish, and incredibly horny womenincluding the young, silly margery, an ignorant country girl recently wed to an elderly man. The country wifewilliam wycherleyfree downloadpdf epub. The country wife is a restoration comedy written in 1675 by william wycherley. Throughout the country wife, wycherly uses theatrical devices, such as disguise and costume changes, to suggest that the more something is forbidden, the more titillating and attractive it becomes. Start reading the country wife on your kindle in under a minute. Download william wycherleys the country wife for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. He persuades his doctor, a quack, to spread this story all over town, hoping that gullible men will leave their wives, sisters, and daughters with horner without suspicion that he might seduce them. Read the country wife full text and introduction nhb drama classics by william wycherley available from rakuten kobo. Pdf the country wife by william wycherley download pdf. The country wife textile mural was designed by constance howard and was made by her, and some of her students at goldsmiths college, for the country pavilion at the festival of britain in 1951.
Listen to country wife audiobook by william wycherley. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. I hope my journey inspires quality simplicity, fantastic adventure, and life lived with joy. The countrywife, a comedy, acted at the theatre royal. Harry horner, a notorious womanizer, spreads a rumor that he has contracted venereal disease and that, while being treated for this by a french surgeon, he has accidentally been made impotent. One of the most notorious restoration comedies in existence, william wycherleys the country wife is a lively and riotous exploration of courtly and city life in the seventeenth century, which was rife with unremitting sexual intrigue and conquest. The country wife by william wycherley new bbc radio drama production considered too obscene to be staged in its original form for nearly 200 years, william wycherleys raunchy restoration comedy tells the tale of mr horner a notorious rake who spreads the false rumour that he is impotent in order to gain free access to other mens wives. For the basis of his plot, wycherley here borrows heavily from the work of moliere, but.
Librivox recording of the country wife by william wycherley. One of the most notorious restoration comedies in existence, william wycherleys the country wife is a lively and riotous exploration of courtly and city life in the seventeenth. The social perception of innocence in the city versus in the country pinchwife imagines the country as a place of innocence and the city as one of wickedness. The country wife by william wycherly plot summary litcharts. William wycherley four plays by william wycherley free ebook. The restoration was a period of rebellion against puritanism, which was enforced in england after the defeat of charles i in the english civil war. A product of the tolerant early restoration period, the play reflects an aristocratic and antipuritan ideology, and was controversial for its sexual explicitness even in its own time. Poets like cudgeld bullys, never do at first, or second blow, submit to you. Download william wycherleys the country wife for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or.