The Development of George Farquhar as a Comic Dramatist (Studies in English Literature)

Studies on the nature of quotation have become a topic of growing interest among linguists and philosophers of language. What is the function and logical status of quotations? How can an analysis of quotation help to develop a general theory of the semantics-pragmatics interface? This volume is a collection of original papers by leading researchers in the field on such issues and related linguistic and philosophical aspects of quotations. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF FIGURES I. INTRODUCTION – THE TRADITIONS IN FARQUHAR CRITICISM AND THE NEED FOR A NEW CRITICAL STUDY OF FARQUHAR’S PLAYS II. LOVE AND A BOTTLE AS A BURLESQUE OF RESTORATION COMEDY III. LUREWELL AND THE JILTING WOMEN OF RESTORATION COMEDY IV. SIR HARRY WILDAIR – THE ‘POOR SEQUEL’ TO THE TRIP TO THE JUBILEE V. THE ORIGINALITY OF THE INCONSTANT VI. THE TWIN-RIVALS AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO FARQUHAR’S DEVELOPMENT AND TO ENGLISH COMEDY VII. “THE MYSTERY OF ‘THE STAGE COACH’” VIII. THE RECRUITING OFFICER AS A CLIMACTIC PLAY IN THE CAREER OF GEORGE FARQUHAR IX. THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM – FULFILLMENT OF A PROMISE X. CONCLUSIONS LIST OF WORKS CITED INDEX