It attests to Farquhar's stature as a man that he composed this warm-hearted and vibrant play while he was dying. Like The Recruiting Officer, the play is set in a provincial town and its plot is slight: Aimwell and Archer, two impecunious London gentlemen, arrive in Lichfield looking for an heiress to marry. Aimwell, posing as his elder brother, falls in love with his `prey' Dorinda and confesses his imposture to her; his `man-servant' Archer arouses the wistful interest of the unhappily married Mrs Sullen. The ...
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It attests to Farquhar's stature as a man that he composed this warm-hearted and vibrant play while he was dying. Like The Recruiting Officer, the play is set in a provincial town and its plot is slight: Aimwell and Archer, two impecunious London gentlemen, arrive in Lichfield looking for an heiress to marry. Aimwell, posing as his elder brother, falls in love with his `prey' Dorinda and confesses his imposture to her; his `man-servant' Archer arouses the wistful interest of the unhappily married Mrs Sullen. The introduction to this edition discusses the play for its theatrical merits and argues that it dramatises the ills of marriage in early modern England, shown by Farquhar to be more injurious to the wife than to the husband, and calls for a reform of the divorce laws.
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Add this copy of The Beaux Stratagem, George Farquhar (1707) to cart. $73.15, good condition, Sold by BARNABY rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1973 by Scolar Press.
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Good Condition. Facsimile reprint of original edition of 1707. Dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. Pages are unmarked and uncreased. Bindings firm, spine intact. A good used copy with no major defects. Size: 25.5 x 18 x 1.3 cm. 86 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Theatre & Plays; English drama--Restoration; English drama; English drama (Comedy); Manners and customs; 13.65; ISBN: 0854176888. Add. Inventory No: 220313ROSE4-2-057.
