The Recruiting Officer - (New Mermaids) 2nd Edition by George Farquhar (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Farquhar's last two plays, The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux'<br>Stratagem, have been called 'the last worthwhile comedies of the<br>Restoration tradition'. Written during Farquhar's stint in Shrewsbury<br>as part of a recruiting mission in 1704-5, The Recruiting Officer is a<br>buoyant, whimsical piece stocked by a fairly conventional cast of<br>characters: the rake-hero and his spirited lady (who dons breeches in<br>the course of the action), his sober friend and the heroine's serious<br>friend, the buffoon/coxcomb and his ill-fated amorous or heroic<br>ventures. What makes the play entertaining is Farquhar's light, humane<br>touch; what makes it original is his depiction of a real-life<br>provincial town and the impact that ongoing warfare (in this case the<br>War of the Spanish Succession) had on its civilian society.</p>
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