The Country Wife (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Wycherley
- First Published: 1675
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, England or English people, Seventeenth century, Adultery, London, Impotence
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Mr. Horner, a man with a reputation for lewdness. Newly returned from France, he finds an excellent method of duping unsuspecting husbands. With the aid of a quack, he spreads the fictitious information that he is no longer sexually potent. Foolish husbands, needing someone to escort and amuse their wives, invite the clever Mr. Horner to their homes. In this way, he finds his way to the bedchambers of many high-born ladies who no longer have to fear the tarnishing of their reputations if they associate with a man because this one is impotent.
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