A Game at Chess: Thomas Middleton

by Thomas Middleton

Book Overview

For many years Middleton's "A Game at Chess" was more notorious than read, considered rather a phenomenon of theatrical history than a pre-eminent piece of dramatic writing. "A Game at Chess" was a nine days' wonder, an exceptional play of King James' reign on account of its unprecedented representation of matters of state usually forbidden on the stage. The King's Men performed the play uninterruptedly between 5th and 14th August, 1624 at their Globe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719016347
• ISBN13: 9780719016349
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.4"