The changeling /
'The next good mood I find my father in, I'll get him quite discarded.' With these chillingly offhand words, Beatrice-Joanna, the spoiled daughter of a powerful nobleman, plots to get rid of the family servant who has crossed her once too often. The Changeling's vivid tale of sex...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Methuen Drama,
[2019]
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
| Series: | New mermaids
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| Summary: | 'The next good mood I find my father in, I'll get him quite discarded.' With these chillingly offhand words, Beatrice-Joanna, the spoiled daughter of a powerful nobleman, plots to get rid of the family servant who has crossed her once too often. The Changeling's vivid tale of sexual appetite, repulsion, betrayal and lunacy remains one of the most compelling tragedies of the 17th century. Exposing the vexed relationship between servants and masters, setting notions of 'change' against the revelation of psychological 'secrets' as ways of explaining human behavior, and exploring the idea of love as a 'tame madness,' the play reveals the terrifying consequences of ungoverned sexual appetite and betrayal. Featuring the full and modernized play text, this revised edition includes incisive commentary notes which explain the nuances of the play's vibrant, colloquial language and demonstrate its sly delight in the characters' conscious and unconscious wordplay. Michael Neill's illuminating introduction provides a firm grounding in the play's sociopolitical context, demonstrates how careful close-reading can expand your enjoyment of the play, explains the play's violent linkage of comic and tragic plots and gives theatrical life to the text via a discussion of its stage history, with a particular emphasis on the most interesting recent productions. |
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| Physical Description: | liv, 138 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474290272 1474290272 |