New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:
• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards
• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings
• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play
• Critical, contextual and staging notes
• Photographs of productions where applicable
• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.
Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike.
托马斯·曼(Thomas Mann)
1875年6月6日生于德国吕贝克一个富裕家庭。1929年,以其形成于19世纪末、20纪初的第一部长篇小说《布登勃洛克一家》荣膺诺贝尔文学奖。1924年出版了他的另一部伟大小说《魔山》。1933年因政治原因离开纳粹德国。他首先流亡瑞士,然后又流亡到美国。在1938至1952年生活于美国期间,完成了四部曲《约瑟和他的兄弟们》,继而又一举写下了他晚年最为不朽的巨著《浮士德博士》,并于1947年出版。1952年托马斯·曼返回瑞士定居,1955年8月12日一代文豪在苏黎世逝世,享年80岁。