{"product_id":"9780713670004","title":"The Beaux' Stratagem","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Beaux' Stratagem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): George Farquhar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt attests to Farquhar's stature as a man that he composed this\u003cbr\u003ewarm-hearted and vibrant play while he was dying. Like The Recruiting\u003cbr\u003eOfficer, the play is set in a provincial town and its plot is slight:\u003cbr\u003eAimwell and Archer, two impecunious London gentlemen, arrive in\u003cbr\u003eLichfield looking for an heiress to marry. Aimwell, posing as his elder\u003cbr\u003ebrother, falls in love with his 'prey' Dorinda and confesses his\u003cbr\u003eimposture to her; his 'man-servant' Archer arouses the wistful interest\u003cbr\u003eof the unhappily married Mrs Sullen. The introduction to this edition\u003cbr\u003ediscusses the play for its theatrical merits and argues that it\u003cbr\u003edramatises the ills of marriage in early modern England, shown by\u003cbr\u003eFarquhar to be more injurious to the wife than to the husband, and\u003cbr\u003ecalls for a reform of the divorce laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780713670004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594453037262,"sku":"9780713670004","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_55477aa9-46b6-4ccc-a8e2-c05e3b751ac8.jpg?v=1637808457","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780713670004","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}