William Wycherley: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

The most reliable biography is B. Eugene McCarthy, William Wycherley (1979). Studies of his life and works include Katharine M. Rogers, William Wycherley (1972); W.R. Chadwick, The Four Plays of William Wycherley (1975); and W. Gerald Marshall, A Great Stage of Fools: Theatricality and Madness in the Plays of William Wycherley (1993).

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Article History

Description	Contributor	Date
Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2026
Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2026
First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 16, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Theatre Database - Biography of William Wycherley.	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 30, 2020
Add new Web site: Theatre Database - Biography of William Wycherley.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 24, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of William Wycherley.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 24, 2011
Added new Web site: The Literary Encyclopedia - Biography of William Wycherley.	Kanchan Gupta	Nov 27, 2007
Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 15, 2007
Bibliography revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 15, 2007
Added new Web site: Literary Heritage - Biography of William Wycherley.	Gaurav Shukla	Jan 19, 2007
Added new Web site: Moonstruck Drama Bookstore - Biography of William Wycherley (1641-1715).	Gaurav Shukla	Jan 19, 2007
Added new Web site: University of Florida - Biography of William Wycherley.	Gaurav Shukla	Jan 19, 2007
Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998