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Game at Chess
Thomas Middleton
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Description for Game at Chess
Paperback. This work offers the text of Middleton's neoclassical comedy of intrigue (rooted within the matrix of a traditional moral play), along with explanatory material on its documentary foundations, theatrical history and sources, a textual analysis and a literary assessment. Editor(s): Howard-Hill, T. H. Series: Revels Plays Companion Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
For many years Middleton's "A Game at Chess" was more notorious than read, considered rather a phenomenon of theatrical history than a pre-eminent piece of dramatic writing. "A Game at Chess" was a nine days' wonder, an exceptional play of King James' reign on account of its unprecedented representation of matters of state usually forbidden on the stage. The King's Men performed the play uninterruptedly between 5th and 14th August, 1624 at their Globe Theatre, attracting large audiences, before the Privy Council closed the theatre by the King's command. More recently, growing interest in the connections of economics and politics ... Read more
For many years Middleton's "A Game at Chess" was more notorious than read, considered rather a phenomenon of theatrical history than a pre-eminent piece of dramatic writing. "A Game at Chess" was a nine days' wonder, an exceptional play of King James' reign on account of its unprecedented representation of matters of state usually forbidden on the stage. The King's Men performed the play uninterruptedly between 5th and 14th August, 1624 at their Globe Theatre, attracting large audiences, before the Privy Council closed the theatre by the King's command. More recently, growing interest in the connections of economics and politics ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
Revels Plays
Condition
New
Weight
303g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719016349
SKU
V9780719016349
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