TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heard,Elisabeth J.
TI  - Experimentation on the English Stage, 1695-1708: The Career of George Farquhar
SN  - 9781317303435
AV  - PR3438 -- .H42 2016eb 
U1  - 822.052309 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Sentimental comedies
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The London Theatre World in the 1690s -- 2 Origins of 'Humane Comedy': Farquhar, Congreve, Cibber and Vanbrugh -- 3 Experimentation at the Turn of the Century -- 4 Successful Experimentation: The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux Stratagem -- 5 Farquhar's Contributions and the Post-1707 Theatre -- Conclusion: Farquhar and Anglo-Irish Drama -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
N2  - At the beginning of the eighteenth century, British theatre saw a shift from what critics call 'Restoration' to 'sentimental' comedy. Focusing on the career of the Irish dramatist George Farquhar (1678-1707), this book argues that experimentation was the basis for this change
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