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women beware women and other plays
this volume contains thomas middletons four greatest plays a chaste maid in cheapside women beware women the changeling and a game at chess . a chaste maid in cheapside is the most complex and effective of the city comedies . women beware women and the changeling with william rowley are two of the most powerful jacobean tragedies aside from shakespeare studies in lust power violence and self delusive psychology . a game at chess was the single most popular play of the whole shakespearean era a satirical expose of jesuit plotting and anglo spanish politics which played to packed houses at the globe until king james and his ministers banned it . with the most up to date introduction available this volume offers all the play texts newly edited with richly informative annotation . br about the series for over 100 years oxford worlds classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe . each affordable volume reflects oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities voluminous notes to clarify the text up to date bibliographies for further study and much more .
paperback oxford univ pr 2009 isbn13 9780199538928 isbn10 0199538921
book type nf isbn 13 9780199538928 number of pages 477 publisher oxford univ pr release date 62135769600000