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The Witch - (New Mermaids) by Thomas Middleton (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • The Witch (1615/16?)
  • Author(s): Thomas Middleton
  • 128 Pages
  • Drama, European
  • Series Name: New Mermaids

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About the Book



This play written in the early 1600s is an ironic comedy which offers
contrast and comparison with Shakespeare's Macbeth" in its handling of
witchcraft. It includes a biography of the writer, a critical
introduction, discussion of dates and sources and is fully annotated."



Book Synopsis



The Witch (1615/16?), categorised by its author as 'a tragi-comedy',
pits the intrigues of a group of Italian aristocrats against the
malevolent practices of Hecate and her witches' coven, leaving the
audience with the impression that human malevolence is by far the
fiercer and more effective. This edition sets the play into its
dramatic and literary contexts, ranging from Shakespeare's Macbeth and
Middleton's own later tragedies to Reginald Scot's sceptical Discovery
of Witchcraft and King James's virulent Daemonologie. It also argues
that Middleton wrote it as a topical satire to capitalise on the
scandal involving Frances Howard, who obtained a divorce from the Earl
of Essex on the grounds that he had been sexually incapacitated by
witchcraft; she was also rumoured to have tried to poison him.
Middleton exposes his noble characters precisely by letting them get
away with murder.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.79 Inches (H) x 5.02 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)
Weight: .32 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 128
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: European
Series Title: New Mermaids
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Middleton
Language: English
Street Date: October 31, 2008
TCIN: 90815055
UPC: 9780713639452
Item Number (DPCI): 247-46-6848
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.39 inches length x 5.02 inches width x 7.79 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.32 pounds
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