The Changeling (play)

For other uses, see Changeling (disambiguation).

Title page of 1653 publication
Written byThomas Middleton and William Rowley
CharactersVermandero
Beatrice-Joanna
Diaphanta
Tomazo de Piracquo
Alonzo de Piracquo
Alsemero
Jasperino
De Flores
Alibius
Lollio
Isabella
Franciscus
Antonio
Pedro
Date premiered1622
Place premieredLondon, England
Original languageEarly Modern English
Subjecttreachery, sin
Genretragedy
Setting17th century: Alicante and a madhouse nearby

The Changeling is a Jacobean tragedy written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. Widely regarded as being among the best tragedies of the English Renaissance, the play has accumulated a large amount of critical commentary.[1]

The play was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 7 May 1622, and was first published in 1652 by the bookseller Humphrey Moseley.[2]

  1. ^ Logan and Smith, pp. 54–55, 59–60, 263–9.
  2. ^ McEvilla, Joshua (March 2013). "A Catalogue of Book Advertisements from English Serials: Printed Drama, 1646–1668". The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. 107 (1): 22–23. doi:10.1086/680717. S2CID 190682197.