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"The next good mood I find my father in, I'll get him quite discarded"

The Changeling is a Jacobean tragedy written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. Widely regarded as being among the best tragedies of the English Renaissance, the play has accumulated a large amount of critical commentary.The play was licensed for performance by Sir Henry... Read Full Overview

Now regarded as one of the masterpieces of Jacobean drama Middleton and Rowley's play tells the story of Beatrice Joanna. Betrothed to Alonzo but in love with Alsemero she persuades the disfigured servant De Flores, who is infatuated with her, to murder her prospective husband... Read Full Overview

Competitive price and format. Compacted and up-to-date version of the earlier Revels Plays edition by the same editor, taking account of more recent critical works. A key Renaissance text.

A changeling is a fickle person, a waverer, a person posing as another person, or an idiot. The Changeling portrays them all. The play interchanges not only characters, but authors, too. Written in 1622 by William Rowley and Thomas Middleton, it is one of the most successful... Read Full Overview

"The next good mood I find my father in, I'll get him quite discarded"

With these chillingly offhand words, Beatrice-Joanna, the spoilt daughter of a powerful nobleman, plots to get rid of the family servant who has crossed her once too often. The Changeling remains... Read Full Overview

The Changeling is a play written by Thomas Middleton, an English playwright, in 1622. The play is set in Alicante, Spain, and revolves around the story of Beatrice-Joanna, a wealthy young woman who is engaged to Alonzo de Piracquo, a man she does not love. Beatrice-Joanna falls... Read Full Overview

The Changeling is a tragicomedy play written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. The play is set in 17th century Spain and follows the story of Beatrice-Joanna, a wealthy noblewoman who is engaged to Alonzo de Piracquo, a man she does not love. Beatrice-Joanna is secretly... Read Full Overview

A changeling is a fickle person, a waverer, a person posing as another person, or an idiot. The Changeling portrays them all. The play interchanges not only characters, but authors, too. Written in 1622, it is one of the most successful collaborations in the history of the theater... Read Full Overview

The Changeling is a powerful psychological tragedy of the moral degeneration of a highborn Spanish girl through a crime prompted by obsessive love. Thomas Middleton was probably responsible for the tragic plot, and William Rowley for the comic subplot concerning the antics... Read Full Overview

The Works of Thomas Middleton Volume 6 is a collection of three plays by the English playwright Thomas Middleton. The first play, The Changeling, is a tragedy that tells the story of Beatrice-Joanna, a woman who is engaged to marry a man she does not love. She hires a servant... Read Full Overview

The Works of Thomas Middleton Volume 6 is a collection of plays by the English playwright Thomas Middleton. Included in this volume are three of Middleton's most famous works: The Changeling, Women Beware Women, and More Dissemblers Besides Women. The Changeling is a tragedy... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The Changeling is a tragicomedy play written by Thomas Middleton, first published in 1653. The story is set in Alicante, Spain, and follows the tale of Beatrice-Joanna, a young woman who is engaged to Alonzo de Piracquo, but is secretly in love with Alsemero. She hires a servant... Read Full Overview

The Works Of Thomas Middleton V6 is a collection of three plays by the English playwright Thomas Middleton. The first play, The Changeling, is a tragedy about a woman named Beatrice-Joanna who hires a man to kill her fianc����� so she can be... Read Full Overview