Farquhar,George

Farquhar,George
Far·quhar (färʹkwər), George. 1678-1707.
Irish playwright of the Restoration whose comedic works include The Recruiting Officer (1706) and The Beaux' Stratagem (1707).

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  • Farquhar, George — born 1678, Londonderry, County Derry, Ire. died April 29, 1707, London, Eng. Irish playwright. His early experience as an actor in Dublin was the source of the originality of dialogue and stage sense that gave his work its great comic power. His… …   Universalium

  • Farquhar, George — (1678, Londonderry, Irlanda–29 abr. 1707, Londres, Inglaterra). Comediógrafo irlandés. Su temprana experiencia actoral en Dublín le aportó la originalidad en el diálogo y el sentido escénico que confirieron a sus creaciones una gran comicidad.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • FARQUHAR, GEORGE —    comic dramatist, born at Londonderry; early famous for his wit, of which he has given abundant proof in his dramas, Love and a Bottle being his first, and The Beaux Stratagem his last, written on his deathbed; died young; he commenced life on… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Farquhar, George — (1678 1707)    Dramatist, b. at Londonderry, s. of a clergyman, and ed. at Trinity Coll., Dublin, on leaving which he took to the stage, but had no great success as an actor. This, together with an accident in which he wounded a fellow actor with …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • George Farquhar — ([ˈdʒɔːɹdʒ ˈfɑːkə][1]; * ca. 1677 in Derry; † 29. April 1707 in London) war ein irischer Dramatiker. Er war ein Ve …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George Farquhar — George Farquhar. George Farquhar (Derry, 1678 Londres, 29 de abril de 1707) fue un dramaturgo irlandés. Era hijo de un clérigo. Estudió en el Trinity College de Dublín, pero abandonó sin obtener calificaciones, posiblemente para unirse a un grupo …   Wikipedia Español

  • FARQUHAR (G.) — FARQUHAR GEORGE (1678 1707) On a dit parfois de George Farquhar qu’il a contribué à la disparition de la «comédie de la Restauration», en substituant à la manière spirituelle par laquelle les conflits amoureux étaient illustrés, un style plus… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • George — George, David Lloyd George, Henry George, Pierre George, Stefan * * * (as used in expressions) Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, 4 conde de George William Russell Akerlof, George A. Alexander, Harold (Rupert Leofric George) Alexander, 1 conde… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • George Farquhar — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Farquhar. George Farquhar (1678 29 avril 1707), auteur dramatique irlandais, né à Derry en Irlande. Il fut d abord comédien, puis officier. Ayant épousé une femme sans fortune, il ne put résister aux… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • George — /jawrj/, n. 1. a figure of St. George killing the dragon, esp. one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter. 2. Brit. Slang. any coin bearing the image of St. George. 3. a word formerly used in communications to represent the… …   Universalium

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