Marriage and its discontents lie at the heart of Restoration comedy. In each of the plays collected here, a married woman confronts her would-be seducer. Each dramatist, however, totally reinterprets that situation. Rich, inventive and diverse, these plays demonstrate the vigour with which the institution of marriage was examined in the post-1660 playhouses. The plays include "The Soldier's Fortune", by Thomas Otway; "The Princess of Cleves", by Nathaniel Lee; "Amphitryon", by John Dryden; and "The Wives' Excuse", by Thomas Southerne.
In each Restoration play presented in this collection, a married woman confronts her would-be seducer, yet each dramatist totally reinterprets the situation. The plays are "The Soldier's Fortune", "The Princess of Cleves", "Amphitryon" and "The Wives' Excuse".
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Publication Date
Jun 1995
ISBN
9780198121633
Pages
449 p.
Item Type
Book
Format
Hardcover
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