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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. "A Mad World, My Masters, and Other Plays" is a collection of comic dramas by Thomas Middleton published by Oxford University Press in 1995 in its World's Classics series. The book was edited and has an Introduction by Michael Taylor. The book is in trade paperback format. This edition is Out of Print. The following is excerpted from the books rear cover: |> Thomas Middleton (1580 - 1627) was a writer of great versatility, and his career as a London dramatist spans the most productive, innovative, and exciting period of theatrical activity in the history of English drama. Best known for his tragedies, he also wrote many successful comedies of city life. This book brings together four of his finest comedies. <| CONTENTS : * A Mad World, My Masters * Michaelmas Term * A Trick to Catch the Old One * No Wit, No Help Like a Woman. Further, the book's blurb continues : |> The first three plays, written between 1604 and 1606, are witty and rambunctious satires on the predatory life of the aspiring London citizen. Sex and money are the characters' obsessions; their caustic exposure Middleton's. In the latter play ("No Wit."), satire shades into romance, prose and verse. Together the four plays reveal the range and exuberance of Middleton's writing for the comic stage. <| SERIES : World's Classics SERIES EDITOR : Michael Cordner TITLE : A Mad World, My Masters and Other Plays AUTHOR : Thomas Middleton (1580 - 1627) EDITOR : Michael Taylor INTRODUCTION : Michael Taylor IMPRINT : Oxford university Press PLACE : Oxford, New York DATE : 1995 EDITION : Modern Reprint - First Printing of the World's Classics Paperback STATUS : This edition Out of Print - OP DETAILS : Trade paperback; 5" x 7 3/4" pictorial wraps, glued; contains an Introduction, Notes on the Text, a Select Bibliography, a Chronology of Middleton Explanatory Notes, and a Glossary; xxvi + 389 pages. CONDITION -- Near Fine --This is a previously owned book that remains fresh and attractive with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- No crease to spine, covers have near negligible signs of handling. Text-block edges are toned, else clean. BINDING -- Tight INTERIOR -- Clean and free of marking.…

Condition: Very Good. Doré, Gustave (illustrator).

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Vii, 358 Pp. Blue Boards, Spine Lettered In Silver. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Includes A Long Ayer Bibliography. Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer (1910 - 1989), Usually Cited As A. J. Ayer, Was An English Philosopher Known For His Promotion Of Logical Positivism, Particularly In His Books Language, Truth, And Logic (1936) And The Problem Of Knowledge (1956). He Was Educated At Eton College And The University Of Oxford, After Which He Studied The Philosophy Of Logical Positivism At The University Of Vienna. From 1933 To 1940 He Lectured On Philosophy At Christ Church, Oxford. During The Second World War Ayer Was A Special Operations Executive And Mi6 Agent. He Was Grote Professor Of The Philosophy Of Mind And Logic At University College London From 1946 Until 1959, After Which He Returned To Oxford To Become Wykeham Professor Of Logic At New College. He Was President Of The Aristotelian Society From 1951 To 1952 And Knighted In 1970. He Was Known For His Advocacy Of Humanism, And Was The Second President Of The British Humanist Association (Now Known As Humanists Uk). Professor A. J. Ayer Was President Of The Homosexual Law Reform Society For A Time; He Remarked That "As A Notorious Heterosexual I Could Never Be Accused Of Feathering My Own Nest.".…