Chaste Maid in Cheapside (New Mermaid Series) (Paperback)

by Thomas Middleton (Author)

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New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:

• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards
• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings
• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play
• Critical, contextual and staging notes
• Photographs of productions where applicable
• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.

Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (June 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393900231
• ISBN-13: 978-0393900231
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,824,880 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars makes you wonder about nature vs nurture, March 24, 2000

By	"kydreader" (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This work of Thomas Middleton wonder about the nature vs nurture issue. Are we preprogrammed to be who we are or does our upbringing shape who we are? In this play, we are given several examples of love and marriage and how these things can be corrupted. What Middleton asks is: Are marriage and love corrupted by people themselves or is it a corrupted institution from the start? He also pays close attention to the value of money and commodities. Marriage was a money-making venture during the Renaissance and in some places, it still is. You have to keep asking yourself while reading this play if, in Middleton's society, true love is possible and, if so, how can it or will it eventually overcome a society based on material possessions and monetary value?