The Changeling (New Mermaids) - Softcover

Middleton, Thomas; Rowley, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393900614 ISBN 13: 9780393900613

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1991

Synopsis

New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:

The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards
Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings
Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play
Critical, contextual and staging notes
Photographs of productions where applicable
A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.

Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A changeling is a fickle person, a waverer, a person posing as another person, or an idiot. The Changeling portrays them all. The play interchanges not only characters, but authors, too. Written in 1622 by William Rowley and Thomas Middleton, it is one of the most successful collaborations in the history of the theater.

About the Author:

N. W. Bawcutt, formerly Reader in English Literature at the University of Liverpool, is now an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of English at Liverpool.

About this edition

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0393900614
• ISBN 13: 9780393900613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130
• Editor: Daalder Joost