George Farquhar

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George Farquhar

George Farquhar ([ ˈdʒɔːɹdʒ ˈfɑːkə ]; * approx. 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 in Dublin , where he became an actor at the Smock Alley Theater. After accidentally injuring a colleague, he stopped working on stage and turned to playwriting. He came to London's Theater Royal Drury Lane , where in 1698 his first play, Love and a Bottle , was performed. His second piece, A Constant Couple , established his fame and remained popular through the 18th century. His work as a recruiting officer in the Shropshire region in 1704 and 1705 was reflected in his piece The Recruiting Officer , which Benno Besson performed in 1955 as drums and trumpets in the Berliner Ensemble . Farquhar died a poor man.

His pieces, which are distinguished by their light humor and realism, have satirical elements and, beyond what is usual in restoration comedy, his stage works have emotional depth and a variety of plot.

George Farquhar, Michiel van der Gucht , 1711

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) - includes the traditional song Over the Hills and Far Away
  • Gallant lists ; also: Liebes-Schlachten-Lenker ( The Beaux 'Stratagem , 1707 )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catherine Soanes, Angus Stevenson (ed.): The Oxford Dictionary of English. Oxford University Press, 2005.
  2. ↑ Farquhar, George . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 10 : Evangelical Church - Francis Joseph I . London 1910, p. 186 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
  3. ↑ a b Phyllis Hartnoll, Peter Found (Ed.): The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theater. Oxford University Press, 1996.
  4. ^ Timpani and trumpets by George Farquhar in the arrangement of the Berliner Ensemble (Bertolt Brecht, Benno Besson, Elisabeth Hauptmann). ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ddr-hoerspiele.net
  5. ↑ Margaret Drabble (Ed.): The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2000.
personal data
SURNAME Farquhar, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish playwright
DATE OF BIRTH around 1677
PLACE OF BIRTH Derry
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1707
Place of death London