This edition sheds light on Farquhar's work, highlighting its status as an account of army corruption and sexual intrigue, and its relevance to later literature such as Brecht's Trumpets and Drums, Keneally's The Playmaker, and Wertenbaker's Our...
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This edition sheds light on Farquhar's work, highlighting its status as an account of army corruption and sexual intrigue, and its relevance to later literature such as Brecht's Trumpets and Drums, Keneally's The Playmaker, and Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good. Cover -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- About the Play -- A Summary of the Plot -- Genre -- Structure -- Themes -- Characters: Men -- Characters: Women -- Original Staging -- Recent Performance History -- A Note on the Text -- Date and Sources -- The Author -- FURTHER READING -- ABBREVIATIONS -- THE RECRUITING OFFICER -- Epistle Dedicatory -- Dramatis Personae -- The Prologue -- The Play -- Epilogue -- APPENDIX: The Songs.
