Love In A Wood Or St. James's Park (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419131530)

Love In A Wood Or St. James's Park is a play written by William Wycherley, first performed in 1671. The play is a comedy of manners set in the fashionable St. James's Park in London, where the aristocracy and the wealthy gather to see and be seen. The story revolves around the romantic entanglements of two couples, Valentine and Angelica, and Palamede and Euphemia. Valentine is a young man who falls in love with Angelica, a beautiful and wealthy widow. Palamede, Angelica's former lover, is jealous of Valentine and tries to win her back. Euphemia, Palamede's sister, is in love with Valentine but is pursued by a wealthy merchant. The play is filled with witty dialogue, mistaken identities, and sexual innuendos. It is a satirical commentary on the social mores of the time and the hypocrisy of the upper class. Love In A Wood Or St. James's Park is a classic example of Restoration comedy and is still performed today.L. Flip. How can any one alone manage an amorous intrigue? though the birds are tame, somebody must help draw the net. If 'twere not for a woman that could make an excuse with assurance, how should we wheedle, jilt, trace, discover, countermine, undermine, and blow up the stinking fellows? which is all the pleasure I receive, or design by them; for I never admitted a man to my conversation, but for his punishment, certainly.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: William Wycherley
ISBN-10: 1419131532
ISBN-13: 9781419131530
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/17/2004
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.28d