The Changeling: Thomas Middleton & William Rowley (Revels Student Editions)

Competitive price and format. Compacted and up-to-date version of the earlier Revels Plays edition by the same editor, taking account of more recent critical works. A key Renaissance text. Considered by critics to be one of the best tragedies of the English Renaissance, The Changeling was written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley and first published in book form in 1653. Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to Alonzo but in love with Alsemero. She convinces De Flores, who is in love with her, to help her be free of Alonzo - by murdering him. In a comic sub-plot, Alibius' young wife Isabella has two admirers, Franciscus and Antonio, who pretend to be madmen in order to see her. This classic text is the tale of a woman who becomes involved in murder without realizing the terrible price she will pay for it. This edition includes an introduction which analyzes the play in detail, and a commentary illuminating difficulties in the play for the modern reader. Middleton and Rowley's The Changeling can claim to be the finest tragedy in English outside Shakespeare. This story of a woman who becomes involved in murder, without realising the terrible price she will pay for it, is developed with power and insight Thomas Middleton And William Rowley ; Edited By N.w. Bawcutt. Based On The Revels Plays Edition Edited By N.w. Bawcutt, Published By Methuen & Co., 1958 And By Manchester University Press, 1975. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 27-28).