The White Devil
Title | The White Devil PDF eBook |
Author | John Webster |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Total Pages | 164 |
Release | 2022-09-04 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
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The White Devil
Title | The White Devil PDF eBook |
Author | John Webster |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Pub |
Total Pages | 82 |
Release | 2013-04-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781484823927 |
The White Devil is a revenge tragedy that debuted in 1612 by English playwright John Webster (1580–1634). A notorious failure when it premiered, Webster complained the play was acted in the dead of winter before an unreceptive audience. The play's complexity, sophistication, and satire made it a poor fit with the repertory of Queen Anne's Men at the Red Bull Theatre, where it was first performed. It was successfully revived in 1630 by Queen Henrietta's Men at the Cockpit Theatre and published again in 1631. In 1707 Nahum Tate published an adaptation of Webster's play titled Injured Love.
The White Devil and the Duchess of Malfy
Title | The White Devil and the Duchess of Malfy PDF eBook |
Author | John Webster |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 422 |
Release | 1981-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780899878676 |
...Tragedies: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, The Devil's Law Case
Title | ...Tragedies: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, The Devil's Law Case PDF eBook |
Author | John Webster |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 284 |
Release | 1946 |
Genre | Tragedies |
ISBN |
The Devil's Law-case
Title | The Devil's Law-case PDF eBook |
Author | John Webster |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 184 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | English drama |
ISBN |
The Duchess of Malfi. Devil's law-case
Title | The Duchess of Malfi. Devil's law-case PDF eBook |
Author | John Webster |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 390 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | English literature |
ISBN |
The Duchess of Malfi
Title | The Duchess of Malfi PDF eBook |
Author | John Webster |
Publisher | BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages | 162 |
Release | 2023-07-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
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.