The Inconstant, or the Way to Win Him is a 1702 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar. It was a reworking of the Jacobean comedy The Wild Goose Chase by John Fletcher.[1] A success, the play was revived a number of times during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The Inconstant
Written byGeorge Farquhar
Date premieredFebruary 1702; 322 years ago (1702-02)
Place premieredDrury Lane Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Despite its popularity, the play was later criticised for its similarities to Fletcher's earlier work with Leigh Hunt commenting it was "neither more or less Fletcher's play, with the poetry taken out".[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Moore p.195
  2. ^ Moore p.195

Bibliography edit

  • Moore, Helen. Amadis in English: A Study in the Reading of Romance. Oxford University Press, 2020.

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