A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (The New Mermaids)

Middleton, Thomas; Brissenden, Alan [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0510341217 / ISBN 13: 9780510341213

Published by Ernest Benn, 1968

About this Item

Name on cover. Some underlining to text. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Seller Inventory # CH04211210013

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (The New Mermaids)
• Publisher: Ernest Benn
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0510341217
• ISBN 13: 9780510341213
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 6 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Drama & Literature

About this title

Synopsis

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

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.