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New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:
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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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Dion Boucicault, 'the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century' (New York Times), was a witty, selfish and deceitful charmer, a bigamist, a profligate spendthrift and the author of dozens of successful plays, only a handful of which endure. Among these his early comedies influenced Oscar Wilde, and his Irish melodramas Shaw, Synge, and O'Casey.
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"wonderfully outrageous... bursting with elegant, biting but warm-hearted wit and revelling in its own mastery of theatrical skill... a comic masterpiece"―Sunday Times
"wonderfully outrageous... bursting with elegant, biting but warm-hearted wit and revelling in its own mastery of theatrical skill... a comic masterpiece" Sunday Times
"wonderfully outrageous... bursting with elegant, biting but warm-hearted wit and revelling in its own mastery of theatrical skill... a comic masterpiece" Sunday Times
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- PublisherW W Norton & Co Inc
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0393900509
- ISBN 13 9780393900507
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages138
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London Assurance (New Mermaid Series)
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ISBN 13: 9780393900507
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