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The works of Thomas Middleton, Volume 3 (of 5)

Chapter 1: THE WORKS OF THOMAS MIDDLETON.
By Thomas Middleton
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A collected volume of early modern stage plays presents a set of tragicomic and satiric dramas that examine sexual politics, social hypocrisy, and the clash between public reputation and private desire. The pieces stage moral tests, disguises, and power struggles, alternating dark humor with moments of earnest pathos. Plots range from longer two-part narratives of fall and possible reform to shorter comedies of manners, and recurring motifs include deceit, female agency, legal and civic spectacle, and the theatrical staging of conscience. The overall effect balances sharp social critique with theatrical rhetoric and dramatic set pieces.

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Title: The works of Thomas Middleton, Volume 3 (of 5)

Author: Thomas Middleton

Thomas Dekker

William Rowley

Editor: Alexander Dyce

Release date: April 1, 2025 [eBook #75605]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Edward Lumley, 1840

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Footnotes have been collected at the end of the text, and are linked for ease of reference.

In Volume 1 of this work, the editor provided a section of ‘Addendum and Corrigendum’, with errata of the following volumes, including this. The errata for Volume 3 have been copied from that volume for straightfoward reference, and are included in the transcriber’s endnotes.

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THE WORKS
OF
THOMAS MIDDLETON.

VOL. III.
CONTAINING
  • THE HONEST WHORE. (Part I.)
  • THE HONEST WHORE. (Part II.)
  • THE WITCH.
  • THE WIDOW.
  • A FAIR QUARREL.
  • MORE DISSEMBLERS BESIDES WOMEN.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY ROBSON, LEVEY, AND FRANKLYN,
46 St. Martin’s Lane.
THE WORKS
OF
THOMAS MIDDLETON,
Now first collected,
WITH
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR,
AND
NOTES,
BY
THE REVEREND ALEXANDER DYCE.
IN FIVE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
EDWARD LUMLEY, CHANCERY LANE.
1840.