Hes a fool that marries; but hes a greater fool that does not marry a fool.This bawdy; hilarious; subversive and wickedly satirical drama pokes fun at the humourless; the jealous; and the adulterous alike. It features a country wife; Margery; whose husband believes she is too naiuml;ve to cuckold him; and an anti-hero; Horner; who pretends to be impotent in order to have unrestrained access to the women keen on the sport. A number of licentious and hypocritical women request Horners services ndash; the country wife among them. The Country Wife has provoked powerfully mixed reactions over the years. The seventeenth century libertine king Charles II saw it twice; and is said to have joined the dance of the cuckolds at the end of one performance; the eighteenth century actor-playwright David Garrick declared it the most licentious play in the English language; the Victorian Macaulay compared it to a skunk; because it was too filthy to handle and too noisome even to approach. Twentieth century productions heralded it a Restoration masterpiece. Sexually frank; and as ready to criticise marriage as infidelity; the virtuosity; linguistic energy; brilliant wit; naughtiness and complexity of this ribald play have made it a staple of the modern stage. This student edition contains a lengthy; entirely new introduction; by leading scholar; Tiffany Stern; with a background on the author; structure; characters; genre; themes; original staging and performance history; as well as an updated bibliography and a fully annotated version of the playtext.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well satisfied.By Eddie FeverI am well pleased with the praise worship EZ play book which arrived two days earlier than expected; I am enjoying playing on my keyboard. All of the songs of the 64; there were only 4 that I already had. Thank you for your response and quick service. Here in New Zealand music shops E Z Play music books are very difficult to find. I will be looking at your listings again at a later date. I find the larger print easy on the eyes when my sight is not as good now; compared to normal standard music.Eddie0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great modern worship songsBy R.A.J.It actually has RECENT worship songs that my kids have been singing in church. My daughter adds chords with her left hand and it sounds great. I knew almost every song in this book; and the ones I didnt know; Im learning!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Its the only piano book i really ever play anymore!By DavidTheres nothing bad to say bout this book. these were a bunch of songs that i have been looking for. the only down side is that some of the songs that are in the book; dont exactly have the full songs; but thats all and thats nothing to dislike about it. i love... thanks :)
