{"product_id":"the-witch-thomas-middleton-9780713639452","title":"The Witch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Witch (1615\/16?), categorised by its author as 'a tragi-comedy', \u003cbr\u003epits the intrigues of a group of Italian aristocrats against the\u003cbr\u003emalevolent practices of Hecate and her witches' coven, leaving the\u003cbr\u003eaudience with the impression that human malevolence is by far the\u003cbr\u003efiercer and more effective. This edition sets the play into its\u003cbr\u003edramatic and literary contexts, ranging from Shakespeare's Macbeth and\u003cbr\u003eMiddleton's own later tragedies to Reginald Scot's sceptical Discovery\u003cbr\u003eof Witchcraft and King James's virulent Daemonologie. It also argues\u003cbr\u003ethat Middleton wrote it as a topical satire to capitalise on the\u003cbr\u003escandal involving Frances Howard, who obtained a divorce from the Earl\u003cbr\u003eof Essex on the grounds that he had been sexually incapacitated by\u003cbr\u003ewitchcraft; she was also rumoured to have tried to poison him.\u003cbr\u003eMiddleton exposes his noble characters precisely by letting them get\u003cbr\u003eaway with murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Middleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0713639458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713639452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.02w x 0.39d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Middleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925726265599,"sku":"9780713639452","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f383b88f-c515-407a-96af-d25d84f0d381.jpg?v=1681078987","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-witch-thomas-middleton-9780713639452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}