The works of George Farquhar / edited in two volumes by Shirley Strum Kenny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707.

Contributor:

Kenny, Shirley Strum.

Standardized Title:

Works. 1986

Language:

English

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

0198118589

0198123426

OCLC:

12811295