The Duchess of Malfi

ISBN-13: 9781474295673 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 216 str.

John Webster; Karen Britland

Opis

The Duchess of Malfi's macabre horror story has fascinated audiences and readers for centuries. In this completely new edition of the play, Karen Britland opens up fresh new ways in which you can understand and interpret this immoderate bloodfest and superlative poetic tragedy for yourself.

Spis treści

Introduction Preface Plot Summary Analysis 1. Historical and Literary Contexts 2. Performance Aspects of the Text 3. Critical Interpretations Resources and Annotated Bibliography A Note on the Text The Play

O autorze

Webster, JohnJohn Webster was born in c. 1580 to a London coachmaker, and appears to have studied law at the Middle Temple. Although he is recorded as the author of several other works, including a history play, Lady Jane, his only surviving works are Westward Ho! and Northward Ho! (1604-05), written in collaboration with Thomas Dekker, the comedy The Devil's Law Case (1620), and two tragic masterpieces, The White Devil (1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (1614). Britland, KarenKaren Britland studied English at Lincoln College Oxford and teaches Literature at Keele Univeristy. Recent publishing work: Assistant Editor on the Cambridge University Press Complete Works of Ben Jonson and is editing James Shirley's The Imposture for the Oxford University Press Complete Works of James Shirley.Karen Britland is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.