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Farquhar, George - färˈkər, –kwər, 1678–1707, Irish dramatist, b. Londonderry (now Derry), Ireland. After his short career as an actor ended when he severely wounded a fellow actor in a stage duel, he wrote (1698) his first comedy, Love and a Bottle. His next play, The Constant Couple (1699), established his reputation. His experiences as an army officer

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Young George Farquhar: The Restoration Drama at Twilight » Read Now
by Willard Connely. 354 pgs.

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British Dramatists from Dryden to Sheridan ("The Beaux Stratagem" by George Farquhar begins on p. 349) » Read Now
by Arthur Eillicot Case, George Henry Nettleton. 960 pgs.

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Critical Essays of the Eighteenth Century, 1700-1725 ("A Discourse upon Comedy, in Reference to the English Stage" by George Farquhar begins on p. 257) » Read Now
by Willard Higley Durham. 450 pgs.

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The Comic Spirit in Restoration Drama: Studies in the Comedy of Etherege, Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar » Read Now
by Henry Ten Erck Perry. 148 pgs.

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The Comedy of Manners (Chap. VII "George Farquhar") » Read Now
by John Palmer. 310 pgs.

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English Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1642-1780) (Chap. VIII "Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar") » Read Now
by George Henry Nettleton. 366 pgs.

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Humor in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British Literature: A Reference Guide ("George Farquhar (1678-1707) Ireland" begins on p. 38) » Read Now
by Don L. F. Nilsen. 298 pgs.

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During the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain, there was a wide range of literary humor. Much of this humor was satiric, ranging from the sharp barbs of Pope and Swift to the more subtle but stinging wordplay of Addison. In the 18th century, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, and Sterne wrote humorous...
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During the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain, there was a wide range of literary humor. Much of this humor was satiric, ranging from the sharp barbs of Pope and Swift to the more subtle but stinging wordplay of Addison. In the 18th century, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, and Sterne wrote humorous novels, in which they satirized society. During the 19th century, writers such as Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot, and Carlyle continued to use humor to comment on the issues of their day. This reference book examines how British writers of the 18th and 19th centuries used humor in their works. An introductory chapter overviews humor in British literature of the era, and sections then treat humor in British literature of the 18th century and in three periods of the 19th century. Each of these sections includes a short introduction, followed by chronologically arranged profiles of various authors. Each profile discusses how the author used humor and includes extensive bibliographic information.
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English Literature from Dryden to Burns ("George Farquhar" begins on p. 80) » Read Now
by Alan Dugald McKillop. 454 pgs.

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Absolutism and the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1720: A Biographical Dictionary ("Farquhar, George (?1667-1707)" begins on p. 111) » Read Now
by Christopher Baker. 450 pgs.

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This book--the sixth volume in The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World series--provides information on more than 400 individuals who created and played a role in the era's intellectual and cultural activity. The book's focus is on cultural figures--those whose inventions and discoveries...
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This book--the sixth volume in The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World series--provides information on more than 400 individuals who created and played a role in the era's intellectual and cultural activity. The book's focus is on cultural figures--those whose inventions and discoveries contributed to the scientific revolution, those whose line of reasoning contributed to secularism, groundbreaking artists like Rembrandt, lesser known painters, and contributors to art and music.
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