Jew of Malta (New Mermaid Series) - Softcover

Marlowe, Christopher; Siemon, James R.

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9780393900705: Jew of Malta (New Mermaid Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393900703 ISBN 13: 9780393900705

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1995

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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.

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About the Author:

David Bevington is Phyllis Fay Horton Professor in the Humanities, at the University of Chicago.

Review:

(in full The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta) Five-act tragedy in blank verse by Christopher Marlowe, produced about 1590 and published in 1633. In order to raise tribute demanded by the Turks, Ferneze, the Christian governor of Malta, seizes half the property of all Jews living on Malta. When Barabas, a wealthy Jewish merchant, protests, his entire estate is confiscated. Seeking revenge on his enemies, Barabas plots their destruction, but in the end he is betrayed and dies the death he had planned for his enemies. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature

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