The Works of George Farquhar: Volume II

ISBN-13: 9780198123422 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 656 str.

George Farquhar; Shirley S. Kenny

Opis

George Farquhar (1678-1707) was perhaps the best, and certainly the most popular, playwright to appear at the turn of the 18th century. He captivated audiences with his lively good-natured comedies, and romanced the leading actresses and female playwrights. In addition to his eight plays, he wrote many poems, letters, an epic, and a miscellany--all before his untimely death at less than thirty. Shirley Strum Kenny has provided the first scholarly edition of the works since 1730; she has added to the canon materials not printed since the beginning of the 18th century, some of which have never been identified as Farquhar's. Each work is accompanied by an introduction.

Recenzje

a significant addition to the growing volume of scholarship dealing with the theater of the Restoration and eighteenth century. The first scholarly edition of Farquhar's works since Stonehill's 1930 edition...Kenny has made appropraite use of the rich harvest of new material on theatrical history in recent decades...Kenny's introductions and commentaries, together with the texts of the works themselves, present a rich and varied picture of farquhar's entire theatrical and literary career...For serious students of eighteenth-century drama, Kenny's editin provides the best possible introduction to Farquhar's works and the theatrical milieu to which he and his drama belong. seasoned scholars will also appreciate the intellectual integrity apparent in every facet of the work. Even visually, the edition is a delight. The printing is exceptionally clear and sufficiently large and well-spaced to attract rather than repel the reader.