{"product_id":"women-beware-women-9780713666632","title":"Women Beware Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas  Middleton \u003c\/b\u003e(1570-1627) was an English dramatist, who excelled in both  comedy and tragedy. Whilst his so-called 'city comedies' provide insight  into 17th-century London life and manners, his tragedies are noted for  their richly poetic verse, their emphasis on guilt and corruption, and  their understanding of feminine psychology. He often  worked in collaboration with other dramatists for the theatre owner  Philip Henslowe, including Thomas Dekker and William Rowley. Middleton's works include \u003ci\u003eA Trick to Catch the Old One\u003c\/i\u003e (1604-05), \u003ci\u003e A Chaste Maid in Cheapside\u003c\/i\u003e (1619), the tragedy \u003ci\u003eWomen Beware Women \u003c\/i\u003e(1621) and the political satire \u003ci\u003eA Game of Chess \u003c\/i\u003e(1624).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Middleton's Jacobean drama spreads like a web around the the black- widow figure of Livia... it is clear that Livia's deviousness is a profoundly cynical response to the hipocrisy of a society in which women are powerless and men do as they please.' Sarah Hemming, Financial Times, 29.04.10  'Thomas Middleton's 17th- century study of self- survival and the destruction of innocence' Clare Allfree, Metro (London), 29.04.10  'A sardonic masterwork that admits one to the world of fuliginous cruelty.' Michael Billington, Guardian, 29.04.10  'Dark, decadent and immensely stylish, Women Beware Women makes you laugh even as you shiver.' Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 29.04.10  'A fiercely felt, finely wrought, seldom-seen play by one of Shakespeare's contemporaries.' Susannah Clapp, Obcerver, 02.05.10","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742283759959,"sku":"9780713666632","price":14.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780713666632.jpg?v=1758383968","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-beware-women-9780713666632","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}