The changeling / Thomas Middleton and William Rowley ; edited by Michael Neill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Middleton, Thomas, -1627, author.

Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Neill, Michael, 1942- editor.

Methuen Drama, publisher.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

New mermaids

Standardized Title:

Changeling

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--17th century.

English drama.

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

liv, 138 pages ; 20 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019.

Summary:

"'The next good mood I find my father in, I'll get him quite discarded.' With these chillingly offhand words, Beatrice-Joanna, the spoilt daughter of a powerful nobleman, plots to get rid of the family servant who has crossed her once too often. The Changeling's vivid tale of sexual appetite, repulsion, betrayal and lunacy remains one of the most compelling tragedies of the 17th century. Exposing the vexed relationship between servants and masters, setting notions of `change' against the revelation of psychological 'secrets' as ways of explaining human behaviour, and exploring the idea of love as a 'tame madness', the play reveals the terrifying consequences of ungoverned sexual appetite and betrayal. Featuring the full and modernized play text, this revised edition includes incisive commentary notes which explain the nuances of the play's vibrant, colloquial language and demonstrate its sly delight in the characters' conscious and unconscious wordplay. Michael Neill's illuminating introduction provides a firm grounding in the play's socio-political context, demonstrates how careful close-reading can expand your enjoyment of the play, explains the play's violent linkage of comic and tragic plots and gives theatrical life to the text via a discussion of its contemporary and historical staging"-- Back cover.

Contents:

The Changeling p. 1.

Notes:

"First edition published in Great Britain 2006."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Middleton, Thomas, -1627, author. Changeling

ISBN:

9781474290272

1474290272

OCLC:

1078954126