{"product_id":"9780713670004","title":"Beaux' Stratagem","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Mermaids\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBeaux' Stratagem\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Farquhar | Ann Blake | Ann Blake\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt attests to Farquhar's stature as a man that he composed this\u003cbr\u003ewarm-hearted and vibrant play while he was dying. Like The Recruiting\u003cbr\u003eOfficer, the play is set in a provincial town and its plot is slight:\u003cbr\u003eAimwell and Archer, two impecunious London gentlemen, arrive in\u003cbr\u003eLichfield looking for an heiress to marry. Aimwell, posing as his elder\u003cbr\u003ebrother, falls in love with his 'prey' Dorinda and confesses his\u003cbr\u003eimposture to her; his 'man-servant' Archer arouses the wistful interest\u003cbr\u003eof the unhappily married Mrs Sullen. The introduction to this edition\u003cbr\u003ediscusses the play for its theatrical merits and argues that it\u003cbr\u003edramatises the ills of marriage in early modern England, shown by\u003cbr\u003eFarquhar to be more injurious to the wife than to the husband, and\u003cbr\u003ecalls for a reform of the divorce laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Blake is Honorary Fellow at the School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 November 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713670004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369839853708,"sku":"9780713670004","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e8595730-d93a-4fad-98ef-fdbf0953f878.jpg?v=1783880665","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780713670004","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}