The two plays presented in full in this volume – Wycherley's <i>The Country Wife</i> and Congreve's <i>The Way of the World</i> – illustrate the evolution of Restoration comedy between 1675 and 1700.<br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Includes full texts of Wycherley's <i>The Country Wife</i> and Congreve's <i>The Way of the World</i>.</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Demonstrates how Restoration comedy evolved between 1675 and 1700.</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Introduces general readers or students to the genre.</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>An editorial introduction guides readers through the plays and the period.</li> </ul>
