{"product_id":"changeling-1","title":"Changeling","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChangeling\u003c\/h1\u003eThomas Middleton,William Rowley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003eApril 1 2009\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780713668841\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0713668849\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\"The next good mood I find my father in, I'll get him quite discarded\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith these chillingly offhand words, Beatrice-Joanna, the spoilt daughter of a powerful nobleman, plots to get rid of the family servant who has crossed her once too often. \u003ci\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the most compelling tragedies from the 17th century. Exposing the vexed relationship between servants and masters, setting notions of `change' against the revelation of psychological 'secrets' as ways of explaining human behaviour\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e and exploring the idea of love as a `tame madness', the play reveals the terrifying consequences of ungoverned sexual appetite and betrayal. Despite its seemingly domestic focus, \u003ci\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/i\u003e has much to reveal about the gathering social and political tensions that were to plunge England into a destructive civil war within twenty years of its first performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new student edition contains a lengthy new Introduction with background on the authors, date and sources, theme, critical interpretation and stage history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New Mermaids plays offer: \u003cbr\u003e- Modernized versions of the play text edited to the highest textual standards\u003cbr\u003e- Fully annotated student editions with obscure words explained and critical, contextual and staging insight provided on each page\u003cbr\u003e- Full Introductions analyzing context, themes, author background and stage history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391099306029,"sku":"20990","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_83ae106a-3fde-45bf-80d3-dd49f097c05c.jpg?v=1787351837","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/changeling-1","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}