{"product_id":"9781408152669","title":"The Recruiting Officer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis completely new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer\u003c\/i\u003e contains a freshly-edited play text, with new annotations,  in modern spelling. Tiffany Stern's comprehensive and engaging introduction discusses the author's career and gives a history of the play including its staging, critical interpretation, date and sources, putting it its context of the late Restoration and illuminating its theatrical vivacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarquhar's \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer \u003c\/i\u003eis set in Shrewsbury in 1704 and describes what happens in a country town when the army come to stay. With cross-dressing and confusion in plenty, this is a comedy exploring the timeless themes of love and war. One of Farquhar's last two plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Recruiting Officer \u003c\/i\u003eis both entertaining and touching. It has a light, humane touch and its original depiction of a real-life provincial town comically explores the impact that ongoing warfare had on its civilian society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121663787248,"sku":"9781408152669","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408152669_p0.jpg?v=1763718156","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408152669","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}