1. Wycherley's The Country Wife
The Country Wife is the third Restoration comedy by William Wycherley written in 1675. ... The Country Wife has been approached with much controversy since its original publishing for its sexually explicit subject matter and moral tone. ... To thwart Horner making a cuckold of him, Pinchwife denies masking his wife since, a Woman maskd like a coverd Dish, gives a man curiosity, and appetite, when, it may be uncoverd, twoud turn his stomach (Wycherley, 293). ... The Country Wife is among the most criticized plays of its era. ... Nature is Pinchwife who takes Margery from her natural search for ...
- Word Count: 1371
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School