It's time for Behn! I love this play, and I really enjoy teaching it--I just hope that the limited time we have is enough, and that the disruptions of midterm can be overcome. Tomorrow, students will have read acts 1 and 2 of the play, so I'd like to give them a little bio and …
The Country Wife?
Our last discussion in Theater History was taking up the role of the thematics of theatricality in The Country Wife; I wanted to organize our thinking on the theatricality of court culture, the generic features and cultural significance of comedy during the period, and the purpose served by "the playhouse" in Wycherley's drama. I started …
Tonya Howe 