| Title | : | The Country Wife |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | William Wycherley |
| Release | : | 2024-12-31 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Fiction & Literature, Books |
| Size | : | 973614 |
| performed in 1675, known for its wit, sexual innuendo, and bold social commentary. One of the most famous and controversial plays of the late 17th century, The Country Wife is a bawdy and farcical exploration of marriage, infidelity, and social hypocrisy in the aristocratic society of London.The central plot of The Country Wife revolves around Horner, a charming and cunning libertine who devises a scheme to gain access to the wives of London’s wealthy men. Pretending to be impotent in order to avoid suspicion, Horner becomes a confidant to several husbands, gaining their trust and thus the opportunity to secretly seduce their wives. His plan is to use his perceived "impotence" as a cover for his infidelities, manipulating the relationships between husbands and wives to his advantage.The title character, Margery Pinchwife, is a naïve and innocent young woman recently married to the much older and possessive Mr. Pinchwife. Pinchwife, who is fiercely protective of his new wife, tries to shield her from the corrupt world of London society, fearing that she will be corrupted by the libertines around her. However, Margery, who is naïve but curious, soon finds herself attracted to Horner, unaware of his true intentions. |
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![The Country Girl, a comedy [in five acts and in prose], altered from Wycherley [by David Garrick].](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Publication/v4/9a/08/0b/9a080bb6-3255-a9a3-6e90-5537edecf00f/9780699521963_cover.jpg/300x300bb.jpg)
