Women Beware Women & Other Plays
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199538921 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 530 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"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. 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. "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.
"Neglected Masterpieces" according to Q. Thomas Middleton is one of the greatest playwrights of the early 17th century, and this is a collection of some of his best works. "Women Beware Women" and "The Changeling" are both devastating tragedies, fully comparable to Christopher Marlowe's and John Webster's greatest works. This collection also includes "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside," a good example of a 17th century London "city comedy." The editors also include a fascinating work of anti-catholic propaganda, "A Gam. "Three of the best Jacobean plays" according to Oscar Wilde. After Shakespeare and Ben Jonson's best work, the best plays from the Jacobean era are probably: Webster's Duchess of Malfi, Webster's The White Devil, The Revengers' Tragedy, The Changeling, Women Beware Women, and A Game at Chess. The last three are handily present in this volume.My personal favorite is A Game at Chess, a brutal satire on Catholic conspiracies to subvert England. The reign of James I began with the gunpowder plot - an attempt by catholics to blow up the. What's there to be bored by? A Customer This is a wonderful play; fast, funny and utterly captivating. In my experience I have far preferred Middleton and Marlowe to Shakespeare and this has rejustified my opinion. I have just read this for my university course and if you're whimpering about this at A level I really wouldn't bother going any further with literature, there are far, far worse things out there. The characterisation of Livia is stunning as she changes from well meaning to conniving and sinister to
Richard Dutton is Professor of English, Lancaster University.
Dutton presents an accessible and balanced assessment of the particular difficulties which Middleton poses for a modern audience (and critics) Years Work in English Studies