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A Trick to Catch the Old One: By Thomas Middleton
Paul Mulholland
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Description for A Trick to Catch the Old One: By Thomas Middleton
Paperback. First single edition of one of Thomas Middleton's most popular plays; for all students and academics of early modern drama and Renaissance literature Editor(s): Mulholland, Paul. Series Editor(s): Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
This edition presents a thoroughly reconsidered text based on collation of all known copies of the 1608 quarto (including material unnoticed by earlier editors). Textual analysis draws on detailed internal investigation and the printer's wider practice to propose that relatively improvisational procedures and a paper quota governed A Trick's printing operations. Discovery of an overlooked record revises the date of court performance to 1 January 1607, with implications for the play's early history. Critical discussion freshly examines the play's multi-layered ironic texture in relation to such issues as the status of women, marriage's relation ... Read more
This edition presents a thoroughly reconsidered text based on collation of all known copies of the 1608 quarto (including material unnoticed by earlier editors). Textual analysis draws on detailed internal investigation and the printer's wider practice to propose that relatively improvisational procedures and a paper quota governed A Trick's printing operations. Discovery of an overlooked record revises the date of court performance to 1 January 1607, with implications for the play's early history. Critical discussion freshly examines the play's multi-layered ironic texture in relation to such issues as the status of women, marriage's relation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Revels Plays
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526116932
SKU
V9781526116932
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Ref
99-15
About Paul Mulholland
Paul Mulholland is a Professor of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph -- .
Reviews for A Trick to Catch the Old One: By Thomas Middleton
'The persuasiveness with which Mulholland presents a large body of evidence from a complex textual history of the play makes this a ground-breaking edition of A Trick, and one that will have a long shelf life. The edition will stand out among others, not only because of the wealth of evidence and the clarity with which it is presented, ... Read more