{"product_id":"9780713673791","title":"Recruiting Officer","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Mermaids\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRecruiting Officer\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Farquhar | Tiffany Stern\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis completely new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer\u003c\/i\u003e contains a freshly-edited play text, with new annotations,  in modern spelling. Tiffany Stern's comprehensive and engaging introduction discusses the author's career and gives a history of the play including its staging, critical interpretation, date and sources, putting it its context of the late Restoration and illuminating its theatrical vivacity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarquhar's \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer \u003c\/i\u003eis set in Shrewsbury in 1704 and describes what happens in a country town when the army come to stay. With cross-dressing and confusion in plenty, this is a comedy exploring the timeless themes of love and war. One of Farquhar's last two plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer \u003c\/i\u003eis both entertaining and touching. It has a light, humane touch and its original depiction of a real-life provincial town comically explores the impact that ongoing warfare had on its civilian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eRehearsal from Shakespeare to Sheridan \u003c\/i\u003e(2000), \u003ci\u003eMaking Shakespeare \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in Parts \u003c\/i\u003e(co-written with Simon Palfrey, 2007), and \u003ci\u003eDocuments of Performance in Early Modern England\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 March 2011\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\u003e9780713673791\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":55335410204812,"sku":"9780713673791","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_236823ea-aa87-4c1d-b3b0-fd23111b1388.jpg?v=1788030010","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780713673791","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}