George Farquhar

George Farquhar ( [ dʒɔ ː ː kə ɹdʒ fɑ ]; * ca 1677 in Derry, † April 29, 1707 in London) was an Irish playwright. He was a representative of the Restoration comedy.

Life

Farquhar studied at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was an actor at the Smock Alley Theatre. He finished his work on the stage after he had accidentally injured a colleague, and resorted to playwriting. He came to London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane, where in 1698 his first play, Love and a Bottle, was performed. His second piece A Constant Couple justified his fame and remained popular through the 18th century. His activities in 1704 and 1705 as an advertising officer in the region Shropshire he worked in his play The Recruiting Officer, in 1955 brought the drums and trumpets at the Berliner Ensemble Benno Besson on the stage. Farquhar died a poor man.

His distinguished by light humor and realism pieces have satirical elements, and is common in the Restoration comedy beyond what his stage works have emotional depth and diversity of action.

Works

• Love and a Bottle ( 1698 )
• The Adventures of Covent Garden (1699 )
• A Constant Couple, or A Trip to the Jubilee ( 1699)
• Love and Business ( 1701)
• Sir Harry Wildair ( 1701 sequel to A Cosntant Couple)
• The Inconstant, or The Way to Win Him ( 1702)
• The Twin - Rivals ( 1702)
• The Stage Coach ( with Peter Anthony Motteux, 1704)
• The Recruiter ( The Recruiting Officer, 1706)
• Galante lists; also: Love battles handlebars (The Beaux ' Stratagem, 1707)