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.
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Review:
A deliciously excessive gory glory. --The Sunday Telegraph on Declan Donnellan's 2006 production for Cheek by Jowl
Surely one of the greatest plays about ungovernable lust and human frailty ever written. --The Independent on Declan Donnellan's 2006 production for Cheek by Jowl
Surely one of the greatest plays about ungovernable lust and human frailty ever written. --The Independent on Declan Donnellan's 2006 production for Cheek by Jowl
From the Author:
Contact with readers
This is a note from Joost Daalder, Professor of English at Flinders University (South Australia), and editor of the New Mermaids *The Changeling*. I wish to thank all readers who write to me about either the play or my edition; and I welcome the opportunity to respond to your comments to the best of my ability. My e-mail address is . With all best wishes to readers of the play, - Joost Daalder
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