Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Middleton, Thomas, -1627

Publication

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

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?
• Neill, Michael, 1942-
• Methuen Drama, publisher.

Description

liv, 138 pages; 20 cm.

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 c̀hange' 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"--

Series Statement

New mermaids

Uniform Title

• Changeling
• New mermaids.

Alternative Title

Changeling

Subjects

• English drama > 17th century
• 1600-1699

Note

• "First edition published in Great Britain 2006."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFD 19-2023

ISBN

• 9781474290272
• 1474290272
• 9781474290258 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781474290265 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2018055706

OCLC

1078954126

Author

Middleton, Thomas, -1627, author.

Title

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

Publisher

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

Copyright Date

©2019

Edition

Revised edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

New mermaids

New mermaids.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1600-1699

Added Author

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

Neill, Michael, 1942- editor.

Methuen Drama, publisher.

Other Form:

Online version: Middleton, Thomas, -1627, author. Changeling Revised edition. London, UK ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, 2019 9781474290265 (DLC) 2018058779

Research Call Number

JFD 19-2023