The Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays

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.

ISBN 0199539286   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780199539284 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 349 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Series title Oxford World's Classics Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780192834539 Publication date 26 Mar 2009   Height (mm) 196 DEWEY 822.3   Width (mm) 130 DEWEY edition DC22   Spine width (mm) 26 Pages 480   Academic level General

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

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