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The three plays in this volume admirably display the range and variety of Restoration Comedy. The Way of the World is the supreme example of the comedy of manners- in complete contrast to the glittering wit and satire of Congreves artificialMoreThe three plays in this volume admirably display the range and variety of Restoration Comedy. The Way of the World is the supreme example of the comedy of manners- in complete contrast to the glittering wit and satire of Congreves artificial comedy there is the kindly, realistic comedy of The Beaux Stratagem- as the representative of the boisterous, rollicking farces so popular with Restoration audiences there is The Country Wife, which can still hold its own as on of the best farces in the English language... Three Restoration Comedies by William Congreve, William Wycherley, George Farquhar
