The Recruiting Officer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8127883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Farquhar (corresponding author) |
| Editors | Shirley Strum Kenny |
| Year | 1706 |
| Publication date | 1706-04-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Oxford University Press eBooks (OTHER) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oseo/instance.00048653 |
| OpenAlex | W2041630364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This completely new edition of The Recruiting Officer contains a freshly-edited play text, with new annotations, in modern spelling. Tiffany Stern's comprehensive and engaging introduction discusses the author's career and gives a history of the play including its staging, critical interpretation, date and sources, putting it its context of the late Restoration and illuminating its theatrical vivacity. Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer is set in Shrewsbury in 1704 and describes what happens in a country town when the army come to stay. With cross-dressing and confusion in plenty, this is a comedy exploring the timeless themes of love and war. One of Farquhar's last two plays, The Recruiting Officer is both entertaining and touching. It has a light, humane touch and its original depiction of a real-life provincial town comically explores the impact that ongoing warfare had on its civilian society
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2015 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |