The Recruiting Officer

by George Farquhar, John Ross (Editor)

Overview

Since its first appearance in 1706, The Recruiting Officer has remained a scathing satire of military recruitment. George Farquhar knew the subject well, since he had been involved himself in the tricks and intimidation that enlisted recruits for Queen Anne's army in the War of Spanish Succession from 1703-1705.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780713633498
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/18/2008
Series:	New Mermaids
Edition description:	New
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

The editor, Tiffany Stern, is Professor of Early Modern Drama at Oxford University. She is a General Editor of the New Mermaid Series, and is author of Rehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan (2000), Making Shakespeare (2004), Shakespeare in Parts (co-written with Simon Palfrey, 2007), and Documents of Performance in Early Modern England (2009).