A Mad World My Masters and Other Plays - Thomas Middleton

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) was a writer of great versatility and his career as a London dramatist spans the most productive innovative and exciting period of theatrical activity in the history of English drama. Best known for his tragedies he also wrote many successful comedies of city life. This volume brings together the greatest among them: A Mad World My Masters Michaelmas Term A Trick to Catch the Old One and No Wit No Help Like a Woman's. The first three plays written between 1604 and 1606 are witty and rambunctious satires on the predatory life of the aspiring London citizen. Sex and money are the characters' obsessions; their caustic exposure Middleton's. In the later play No Wit (1612) satire shades into romance prose into verse. Together the four plays reveal the range and exuberance of Middleton's writing for the comic stage. Under the General Editorship of Michael Cordner of the University of York the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition there is a scholarly introduction and detailed annotation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.

TITLE: A Mad World My Masters and Other Plays

AUTHOR: Thomas Middleton

SKU: 9780199555413

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

DATE PUBLISHED: 23/07/2009

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 416

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 128 mm x 195 mm x 23 mm

WEIGHT: 305 gr