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The white devil : The Duchess of Malfi ; The devil's law-case ; A cure for a cuckold / John Webster ; edited with an introduction by Rene Weis ; general editor, Michael Cordner ; associate general editors, Peter Holland, Martin Wiggins.

By: Webster, John, 1580?-1625?.
Contributor(s): Weis, René, 1953- | Cordner, Michael.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Oxford world's classics.Publisher: London : Oxford University Press, 1996Description: xlii, 438 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0192834533.Subject(s): English drama -- 17th centuryDDC classification: 822.3
Contents:
The White Devil -- The Duchess of Malfi -- The Devil's law-case -- A cure for a cuckold.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 822.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00076340
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This volume offers John Webster's two great Jacobean tragedies, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, together with his brilliant tragicomedy, The Devil's Law-Case, and the comedy written with William Rowley, A Cure for a Cuckold. Webster is a radically and creatively experimental dramatist. His tragedies deploy shifting dramatic perspectives which counteract and challenge conventional moral judgements, while the predominantly gentler tone of his comedies and tragicomedies responds inventively to contemporary changes in dramatic taste and fashion. All four plays display the provocative intelligence of a profoundly original playwright. Under the General Editorship of Michael Cordner of the University of York, the texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition, there is detailed annotation, a glossary, and a critical introduction which traces Webster's artistic development, defends him against charges of over-indulgence in violence, and explores his sophisticated staging and scenic forms.

Bibliography: (pages xxxiv-xxxix).

The White Devil -- The Duchess of Malfi -- The Devil's law-case -- A cure for a cuckold.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • The White Devil
  • The Duchess of Malfi
  • The Devil's Law-Case
  • A Cure for a Cuckhold

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Webster seems to have participated in many dramatic collaborations, but his undisputed work consists of only three plays: The White Devil (1612), The Duchess of Malfi (1614), and The Devil's Law Case (1623). His two great tragedies, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, are darkly poetic and brooding, especially in their sardonic villain-spokesmen, Flamineo and Bosola. As critic Robert Dent has shown, Webster plundered other authors for his laborious, jewel-like, sententious, and epigrammatic style, but the overall effect is one of a soaring and passionate poetry. Webster employs the full gamut of violent and sensational effects, especially in The Duchess of Malfi, to render a physical sense of horror. His plots are drawn from the political and amorous intrigues of Renaissance Italy. (Bowker Author Biography)

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