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Related Links on The Country Wife

The Country Wife - An online text of The Country Wife.

Peter L. McNamara, “The Witty Company: Wycherley’s The Country Wife” - An essay on wit and social interaction in The Country Wife.

Jeremy Cudd, “A Way of Working: An Individual and Comparative Examination of the Functional Elements of Tartuffe, The Country Wife, and Arms and the Man” - An essay comparing Wycherley’s work to that of his contemporary Molière and that of the modern dramatist George Bernard Shaw.

Abbe Miller, “The Successful Rake: Licentious Behavior in William Wycherley’s Writing” - A short essay contextualizing The Country Wife in view of the sexual mores of Wycherley’s day.

“Marriage vs. A Libertine Philosophy in Wycherley’s The Country Wife and Aphra Behn’s The Rover” - A short blog entry analyzing the themes of marriage and libertinism in The Country Wife and the work of Wycherley’s contemporary, woman of letters Aphra Behn.

“The Country Wife” - A brief study guide for The Country Wife.

“Studying William Wycherley’s The Country Wife” - A brief study guide for The Country Wife.

“The Country Wife Q&A” - Questions and answers about The Country Wife.

“William Wycherley” - A short biography of Wycherley.