"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 remains one of the most compelling tragedies from 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 ...
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"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 remains one of the most compelling tragedies from 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. Despite its seemingly domestic focus, The Changeling has much to reveal about the gathering social and political tensions that were to plunge England into a destructive civil war within twenty years of its first performance. This new student edition contains a lengthy new Introduction with background on the authors, date and sources, theme, critical interpretation and stage history. The New Mermaids plays offer: - Modernized versions of the play text edited to the highest textual standards - Fully annotated student editions with obscure words explained and critical, contextual and staging insight provided on each page - Full Introductions analyzing context, themes, author background and stage history
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Edition:
Facsimile of First Edition6th Edition5th Edition3rd Edition ed
Publisher:
Scolar Press
Published:
1973
Alibris ID:
17490306995
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Seller's Description:
Good Condition. Cover a little rubbed and bumped. All pages free from notes or highlighting. Secure bindings. A good used copy without significant defects. 64 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Theatre & Plays; Changeling (Middleton, Thomas); English drama; Murder; English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan; Magic; Sisters; Teenage girls; Witches; ISBN: 0859670295. ISBN/EAN: 9780859670296. Add. Inventory No: 230306ROSL003039.