The Duchess Of Malfi

Author : John Webster
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9791041804825

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster Pdf

John Webster was a later contemporary of Shakespeare, and The Duchess of Malfi, Webster’s best known play, is considered among the best of the period. It appears to have been first performed in 1612–13 at the Blackfriars before moving on to the larger and more famous Globe Theatre, and was later published in 1623. The play is loosely based on a real Duchess of Amalfi, a widow who marries beneath her station. On learning of this, her brothers become enraged and vow their revenge. Soon the intrigue, deceit, and murders begin. Marked by the period’s love of spectacular violence, each character exacts his revenge, and in turn suffers vengeance at the hands of others. Coming after Shakespeare’s equally sanguine Hamlet and Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy, Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi brings to a close the era of the great Senecan tragedies of blood and revenge. As the Jacobean period progressed, the spectacle became more violent and dark, reflecting the public’s growing dissatisfaction with the corruption of King James’ court.

Author : John Webster
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1017513988

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The White Devil and the Duchess of Malfy by John Webster Pdf

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Author : John Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Brothers and sisters
ISBN : HARVARD:32044086751377

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster Pdf

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.

Author : John Webster
Publisher : Norton
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0393923258

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster Pdf

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

Author : John Webster
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : EAN:8596547379560

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Duchess of Malfi" by John Webster. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Barbara Banks Amendola
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0750928409

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The Mystery of the Duchess of Malfi by Barbara Banks Amendola Pdf

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.

Author : Emma Smith,Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521519373

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The Cambridge Companion to English Renaissance Tragedy by Emma Smith,Garrett A. Sullivan, Jr Pdf

Introducing the reader to important topics in English Renaissance tragedy, this Companion presents fresh readings of key texts.

Author : John Webster,René Weis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0192834533

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The White Devil by John Webster,René Weis Pdf

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.

Author : Christina Luckyj
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441117687

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The Duchess of Malfi by Christina Luckyj Pdf

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.

Author : John Webster,Monica Kendall
Publisher : Longman
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 058281779X

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster,Monica Kendall Pdf

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

Author : John Ford,John Webster
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141392240

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The Duchess of Malfi, The White Devil, The Broken Heart and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford,John Webster Pdf

These four plays, written during the reigns of James I and Charles I, took revenge tragedy in dark and ambiguous new directions. In The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil, John Webster explores the role of women and the problems of power, sex and corruption in the Italian court, creating two unforgettable anti-heroines. In The Broken Heart, John Ford questions the value of emotional repression as his characters attempt to subdue their desires and hatreds in ancient Greece. Finally, Ford's masterpiece 'Tis Pity She's a Whore explores the taboo theme of incest and forbidden lust in a daring reworking of Romeo and Juliet. Jane Kingsley-Smith has edited the plays from the earliest quartos and added invaluable editorial material, including explanatory glosses and a new introduction that discusses how the playwrights explored issues around women, sex, power and violence. JOHN WEBSTER was born in about 1578 in London. He studied law at the Middle Temple before embarking on a career in the theatre, collaborating on many plays with contemporary dramatists. But it was his two solo-authored tragedies, The White Devil (1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (1614), which sealed his reputation. He died in the 1630s. JOHN FORD was born in 1586 in Devon. His early career was wholly concerned with poetry and philosophical works, and it was not until the 1620s that he began collaborating on stage plays. In the late 1620s, he began writing alone, producing the eight plays on which his reputation would be based, including The Broken Heart (1620) and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (c.1630). Nothing more is known of Ford after the performance of his last play in 1638. JANE KINGSLEY-SMITH completed her PhD at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon and is the author of two monographs: Shakespeare's Drama of Exile (2003) and Cupid in Early Modern Literature and Culture (2010). She is a Reader at Roehampton University, London, and a regular guest speaker at Shakespeare's Globe.

Author : John Webster
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781904271512

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster Pdf

The Duchess of Malfi is amacabre, tragic play which is often performed and studied at A leveland university. This Arden edition brings all the scholarship andcomprehensive analysis associated with the series and offers readers adeeper understanding of the play than competing editions.

Author : Michelle M. Dowd
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107099777

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The Dynamics of Inheritance on the Shakespearean Stage by Michelle M. Dowd Pdf

The first full-length study of the ways in which Shakespearean drama influenced and expanded notions of inheritance in early modern England.

Author : John Webster
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387019810

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Joyce E. Peterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : 1580?-1625?
ISBN : UOM:39015008273321

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