The Witch - (New Mermaids) by Thomas Middleton (Paperback)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The Witch (1615/16?), categorised by its author as 'a tragi-comedy', <br>pits the intrigues of a group of Italian aristocrats against the<br>malevolent practices of Hecate and her witches' coven, leaving the<br>audience with the impression that human malevolence is by far the<br>fiercer and more effective. This edition sets the play into its<br>dramatic and literary contexts, ranging from Shakespeare's Macbeth and<br>Middleton's own later tragedies to Reginald Scot's sceptical Discovery<br>of Witchcraft and King James's virulent Daemonologie. It also argues<br>that Middleton wrote it as a topical satire to capitalise on the<br>scandal involving Frances Howard, who obtained a divorce from the Earl<br>of Essex on the grounds that he had been sexually incapacitated by<br>witchcraft; she was also rumoured to have tried to poison him.<br>Middleton exposes his noble characters precisely by letting them get<br>away with murder.
Price History
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us