The Recruiting Officer (New Mermaids) - Softcover

Farquhar, George

 
9780713633498: The Recruiting Officer (New Mermaids)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0713633492 ISBN 13: 9780713633498
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Farquhar's last two plays, The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux'
Stratagem, have been called 'the last worthwhile comedies of the
Restoration tradition'. Written during Farquhar's stint in Shrewsbury
as part of a recruiting mission in 1704-5, The Recruiting Officer is a
buoyant, whimsical piece stocked by a fairly conventional cast of
characters: the rake-hero and his spirited lady (who dons breeches in
the course of the action), his sober friend and the heroine's serious
friend, the buffoon/coxcomb and his ill-fated amorous or heroic
ventures. What makes the play entertaining is Farquhar's light, humane
touch; what makes it original is his depiction of a real-life
provincial town and the impact that ongoing warfare (in this case the
War of the Spanish Succession) had on its civilian society.

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Verlag
Bloomsbury 3PL
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0713633492
ISBN 13 
9780713633498
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
196
Herausgeber
Ross John
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