The beaux' stratagem
by George Farquhar
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In this new edition, The Beaux' Stratagem is seen as a traditional work, combining characteristics of the Restoration comedy of manners with those of the more conventionally moral comedy that followed. Mr. Fifer discusses the numerous alterations made in the text during the century, many of which eliminated racy dialogue or diminished the importance of the marriage-divorce theme. Farquhar's views on divorce were influenced by Milton; he is also concerned here with the conflict between virtue and vice, and with the importance of money and its influence on personal freedom. Based on a collation of eight copies of the first quarto, this edition includes extensive discussion of text and stage history.
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English drama, Restoration, Drama (dramatic works by one author), British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Farquhar, george, 1677-1707, Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), Drama, history and criticism, Social life and customs, DramaTimes
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The Beaux Stratagem: Drama and Literature - New Mermaids
June 1988, A & C Black
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0713630426 9780713630428
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The beaux' stratagem
Dec 01, 1977, Brand: University of Nebraska Press, University of Nebraska Press
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0803253842 9780803253841
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The beaux stratagem
1972, Oliver and Boyd, W W Norton & Co Inc, Oliver & Boyd
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0050015737 9780050015735
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