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William Wycherley (baptised 8 April 1641 – 1 January 1716) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for the plays The Country Wife and The Plain Dealer . Early life.
William Wycherley (born 1641—died Jan. 1, 1716, London) was an English dramatist who attempted to reconcile in his plays a personal conflict between deep-seated puritanism and an ardent physical nature.
May 14, 2018 · One of the foremost dramatists of the Restoration period, British author William Wycherley combined irreverent social satire and complex verbal wit to create comedies of lasting interest and appeal. His comedies ridiculed the manners and morals of sophisticated ladies and gentlemen who delighted in illicit intrigue.
English playwright. Examine the life, times, and work of William Wycherley through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
May 22, 2019 · William Wycherley’s (8 April 1641 – 1 January 1716) dramatic canon consists of only four plays, and his stature in English letters depends almost entirely on a single work, The Country Wife.
William Wycherley. (1641—1716) playwright. Quick Reference. (1641–1715), dramatist, whose first play, Love in a Wood, or, St James's Park, a comedy of intrigue, was probably acted in 1671, and published in 1672.
Introduction. Autograph Literary Manuscripts. Like most Restoration dramatists, William Wycherley has left no original manuscripts of any of his compositions.
