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.

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• Includes full texts of Wycherley's The Country Wife and Congreve's The Way of the World.
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• Demonstrates how Restoration comedy evolved between 1675 and 1700.
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• Introduces general readers or students to the genre.
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• An editorial introduction guides readers through the plays and the period.