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This Norton Critical Edition includes:

'Tell me worldlings, underneath the sun, If greater falsehood ever has been done'

The Jew of Malta, written around 1590, can present a challenge for modern audiences. Hugely popular in its day, the play swings wildly and rapidly in genre, from pointed satire, to bloody revenge tragedy, to melodramatic intrigue, to dark farce and grotesque comedy... Read Full Overview

This edition contains in distilled form the insight and learning found iun the fuller Revels critical edition, but with less of the learned apparatus that is appropriate to a critical edition. The introduction and commentary are compact and up to date. The price and format are... Read Full Overview

Thorough annotation and commentary. Emphasis on the political, historical and religious allusions in the play. Presented in a clear and lucid form.

The spirit of Machiavelli presides over The Jew of Malta, in which the title character relentlessly plots to maintain and extend his political influence and wealth. A paragon of remorseless evil, Barabas befriends and betrays the Turkish invaders and native Maltese alike, incites... Read Full Overview

This is the latest volume in the acclaimed Oxford English Texts edition of Marlowe--the first complete edition of the works that provides both an original spelling text and detailed commentary. Roma Gill here presents an authoritative text of this great play derived from the... Read Full Overview

""The Jew of Malta"" is a play written by Christopher Marlowe, first performed in 1592. The story is set in the 16th century and follows the life of Barabas, a Jewish merchant living in Malta. The play explores themes of greed, revenge, and religious conflict, as Barabas seeks... Read Full Overview

The Famous Historical Tragedy Of The Rich Jew Of Malta is a play written by Christopher Marlowe and published in 1810. The play is set in the 16th century and revolves around the character of Barabas, a wealthy Jewish merchant living in Malta. Barabas is portrayed as a cunning... Read Full Overview

""The Jew of Malta"" is a play written by Christopher Marlowe in the late 16th century. The story is set in the Mediterranean island of Malta, where a wealthy Jewish merchant named Barabas lives. Barabas is known for his cunning and greed, and he becomes embroiled in a series... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

The Famous Historical Tragedy Of The Rich Jew Of Malta is a play written by Christopher Marlowe in 1592. The play is set in the city of Malta, which was then under the rule of the Knights of St. John. The protagonist of the play is Barabas, a wealthy Jewish merchant who is known... Read Full Overview

The Jew of Malta is a play written by Christopher Marlowe, first performed in 1592. The story is set during the late 16th century on the island of Malta, which was then under the control of the Knights of St. John. The play follows the character of Barabas, a wealthy Jewish merchant... Read Full Overview