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Middleton, Thomas

 
9780713639452: Witch, The
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ISBN 10 : 0713639458 ISBN 13 : 9780713639452
Editeur : Methuen Drama, 1994

Synopsis

The Witch (1615/16?), categorised by its author as 'a tragi-comedy', pits the intrigues of a group of Italian aristocrats against the malevolent practices of Hecate and her witches' coven, leaving the audience with the impression that human malevolence is by far the fiercer and more effective. This edition sets the play into its dramatic and literary contexts, ranging from Shakespeare's Macbeth and Middleton's own later tragedies to Reginald Scot's sceptical Discovery of Witchcraft and King James's virulent Daemonologie. It also argues that Middleton wrote it as a topical satire to capitalise on the scandal involving Frances Howard, who obtained a divorce from the Earl of Essex on the grounds that he had been sexually incapacitated by witchcraft; she was also rumoured to have tried to poison him. Middleton exposes his noble characters precisely by letting them get away with murder.

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À propos des auteurs

Thomas Middleton was a prolific and successful English Jacobean playwright and poet. A contemporary of Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, Middleton wrote over 30 plays including A Mad World, My Masters which was first performed in 1606.

Elizabeth Schafer is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her publications include MsDirecting Shakespeare: Women Direct Shakespeare, performance histories of The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night, and a biography of theatre manager, Lilian Baylis. She has edited The City Wit and The Northern Lass for the forthcoming Oxford University Press complete edition of Richard Brome’s plays. Recent publications include Theatre & Christianity, and Shakespeare and Eco-Performance History: ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’.

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Éditeur
Methuen Drama
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0713639458
ISBN 13 
9780713639452
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
127
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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