An edition of The changeling (1653)
The changeling
as it was acted (with great applause) at the privat house in Drury-Lane, and Salisbury Court
By Thomas Middleton,William Rowley,William Rowley
Publish Date
1653
Publisher
Printed [by Thomas Newcombe] for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Princes-Arms in St Pauls Church-yard
Language
eng
Pages
121
Description:
Considered by critics to be one of the best tragedies of the English Renaissance, The Changeling was written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley and first published in book form in 1653. Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to Alonzo but in love with Alsemero. She convinces De Flores, who is in love with her, to help her be free of Alonzo - by murdering him. In a comic sub-plot, Alibius' young wife Isabella has two admirers, Franciscus and Antonio, who pretend to be madmen in order to see her.
subjects: Drama, Fiction, Drama texts: 16th to 18th centuries, Plays & playwrights, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Plays / Drama, English Drama, English, Drama texts, plays, General, Plays, Drama / General, Tragedy, Middleton, thomas, -1627, English drama, history and criticism, 17th century, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), German language
People: Thomas Middleton (-1627)