The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi

Author: John Webster

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1997-06-15

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780719043574

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More widely studied and more frequently performed than ever before, John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi is here presented in an accessible and thoroughly up-to-date edition. Based on the Revels Plays text, the notes have been augmented to cast further light both on Webster's amazing dialogue and on the stage action. An entirely new introduction sets the tragedy in the context of pre-Civil War England and gives a revealing view of its imagery and dramatic action. From its well-documented early performances to the two productions seen in the West End of London in the 1995-96 season, a stage history gives an account of the play in performance. Students, actors, directors and theatre-goers will all find here a reappraisal of Webster's artistry in the greatest age of English theatre, which highlights why it has lived on stage with renewed force in the last decades of the twentieth century.

The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi

Author: John Webster

Publisher:

Published: 1896

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13:

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John Webster's play "The Duchess of Malfi" is a violent play that presents a dark, disturbing portrait of the human condition... The title character is a widow with two brothers: Ferdinand and the Cardinal. In the play's opening act, the brothers try to persuade their sister not to seek a new husband. Her resistance to their wishes sets in motion a chain of secrecy, plotting, and violence. The relationship between Ferdinand and the Duchess is probably one of the most unsettling brother-sister relationships in literature. The play is full of both onstage killings and great lines. The title character is one of stage history's intriguing female characters; she is a woman whose desires lead her to defy familial pressure. Another fascinating and complex character is Bosola, who early in the play is enlisted to act as a spy. Overall, a compelling and well-written tragedy. --Michael J. Mazza at Amazon.com.

The Mystery of the Duchess of Malfi
The Mystery of the Duchess of Malfi

Author: Barbara Banks Amendola

Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780750928403

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This book traces her tragic life, the controversy of her secret marriage to her servant lover, and the wrath of her wicked Cardinal brother, amid the culture of fifteenth century Italy.

The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi

Author: John Webster

Publisher: Norton

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780393923254

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The great English Renaissance tragedy--violent, powerful, unforgettable--in a freshly edited and annotated student edition.

The White Devil
The White Devil

Author: John Webster

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780192834539

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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 overindulgence in violence, and explores his sophisticated staging and scenic forms.

The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi

Author: John Webster

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-20

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13:

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"The Duchess of Malfi" by John Webster. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi

Author: John Webster

Publisher: Longman

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780582817791

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The best-known of the Jacobean tragedies; an exemplary model of the tragedy of blood.

The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi

Author: Christina Luckyj

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2011-04-14

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1441117687

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John Webster's classic revenge tragedy The Duchess of Malfi was first performed in 1613 and published in 1623. This guide offers students an introduction to its critical and performance history, including recent versions on stage and screen. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays presenting new critical positions that offer divergent perspectives on Webster's religio-political allegiances and the politics and gendering of secrecy in the play. Finally, a guide to critical, web-based and production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further individual research.