The Works of John Webster

The Works of John Webster

Author: John Webster

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 9780521260602

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This is the second volume in the Cambridge edition of the works of John Webster, containing The Devil's Law-Case, A Cure for a Cuckold, and Appius and Virginia. This critical edition preserves the original spelling; incorporates t he most recent editorial scholarship, including valuable information on Webster's share in the collaborative plays; and employs new critical methods and textual theory. In particular, the edition integrates theatrical aspects of the plays with their bibliographical and literary features in a way not previously attempted in a scholarly edition of a Jacobean dramatist.


John Webster, Renaissance Dramatist

John Webster, Renaissance Dramatist

Author: David Coleman

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2010-10-12

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0748687009

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This introduction locates Webster's plays within the context of the culture from which they sprang. Examining the uncertain political, religious, and economic climate of Jacobean London, the book offers a guide to one of the most distinctive, yet most elu