Five Plays
$35.69
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
30 June 1988
Summary
Bryan Loughrey and Neil Taylor’s introduction describes Jacobean theatre and discusses Middleton’s themes and influences.
Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) was one of the most prolific and fascinating playwrights of the Jacobean era, producing nearly fifty theatrical pieces in a quarter of a century. This collection comprises five of his most powerful plays.
From the comedies satirizing city life, A Trick to Catch the Old One, and A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, to hi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140432190 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140432191 |
| Author: | Thomas Middleton, Bryan Loughrey, Neil Taylor |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 June 1988 |
| Weight: | 319g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton, one of the greatest of Jacobean dramatists, was born in 1580, the son of a well-to-do London bricklayer. He went to Oxford but seems not to have gained a degree. Thereafter he pursued the precarious career of a professional writer in London. In a quarter of a century he wrote, either on his own or in collaboration, nearly fifty plays and other theatrical pieces. His greatest contemporary success was A Game at Chess, which was suppressed by the government. He died in 1627.
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