The changeling / Thomas Middleton and William Rowley ; edited by N.W. Bawcutt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Middleton, Thomas, -1627.

Contributor:

Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?

Bawcutt, N. W.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Revels student editions

Language:

English

Physical Description:

134 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

Middleton and Rowley's The Changeling (1622) can claim to be the finest tragedy in English outside Shakespeare. This story of a woman who becomes involved in murder without realizing the terrible price she will pay for it is developed with remarkable power and insight. The language of the play is direct and lucid, with a frequent use of biting irony. Because of these qualities, the play is eminently actable, and in the last forty years there have been numerous successful productions on the stage and on television. N.W. Bawcutt's new introduction analyzes the play in detail, taking into account and sometimes challenging recent critical approaches. A full commentary illuminates difficulties in the play for the modern reader and explores many of its linguistic subtleties.

Notes:

"Based on The Revels plays edition edited by N.W. Bawcutt, published by Methuen & Co., 1958 and by Manchester University Press, 1975."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28).

ISBN:

0719044812

OCLC:

38042967