| Women Beware Women and Other Plays Contributor(s): Middleton, Thomas (Author), Dutton, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199538921 ISBN-13: 9780199538928 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.3 |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Series: Oxford World's Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.85 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume contains Thomas Middletons four greatest plays, A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, Women Beware Women, The Changeling, and A Game at Chess. A Chaste Maid in Cheapside is the most complex and effective of the city comedies. Women Beware Women and The Changeling (with William Rowley) are two of the most powerful Jacobean tragedies aside from Shakespeare, studies in lust, power, violence, and self-delusive psychology. A Game at Chess was the single most popular play of the whole Shakespearean era, a satirical expose of Jesuit plotting and Anglo-Spanish politics which played to packed houses at the Globe until King James and his ministers banned it. With the most up-to-date introduction available, this volume offers all the play texts newly edited with richly informative annotation. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |