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Thomas Middleton is one of the major English Renaissance dramatists alongsideMarlowe Shakespeare and Jonson. Middleton continues to fascinate audiences andreaders with his black humour his wry and witty treatment of sexualitymorality and politics. He is a consummate professional dramatistexperimenting with stagecraft in a manner that combines the visual and theverbal to startling effect. This book brings together these aspects ofMiddletons craft through a detailed study of his major plays. Middletonexperimented with and helped to shape a range of dramatic genres citycomedy tragicomedy romance and revenge tragedy. This new guide analyses indetail how the plays work in terms of the early modern theatre and dramaticgenres as well as elucidating the broader cultural issues shaping the plays.It provides an introduction to critical readings of Middletons works as wellas modern performances demonstrating how modern critics producers dramatistsand film makers see Middletons dark playful and challenging plays as speakingto our times. Key Features Ideal student guide with its wide rangingintroduction to Middletons city comedies tragedies and collaborative playsand its readings of key texts such as The Roaring Girl Chaste Maid inCheapside Revengers Tragedy Women Beware Women and The Changeling Uses themost recent edition available the Oxford Middleton 2007 Provides backgroundcontexts guiding readers through criticism of the plays as well as recent workon early modern theatre and culture Emphasis on Middletons stagecraft and itsassessment of modern adaptations and film versions of his plays «
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