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Author : John Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Webster and Ford written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Dollimore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521249270
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (492 download)
Download or read book The Selected Plays of John Webster written by Jonathan Dollimore and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1983-09-08 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plays of John Webster are read and seen more widely today than at any time since they were written - provoking much disagreement in the process. The continuing debate about his political, religious and philosophical attitudes, his formal skills and the importance of his plays for understanding the changing culture in which they were written, make Webster the most controversial of all Jacobean dramatists. This volume includes freshly collated, fully annotated and cross-referenced texts of his three best-known plays, together with introductions and a useful critical bibliography.
Author : John Ford
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521295451
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (954 download)
Download or read book The Selected Plays of John Ford written by John Ford and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1986-08-29 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection contains the three finest plays of the Stuart dramatist John Ford. The Broken Heart is a classical tragedy of suffering; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Ford's best-known play and one still frequently performed, is a tragic story of limitless ambition and social rivalry expressed in sexual terms; Perkin Warbeck is the last great successor to the history plays of Shakespeare. Together they exemplify the unique tone of Ford's drama, in which passion and gravity are united by a playwright with a poetic sense of theatre. This is the only one-volume selection of Ford's plays now available. The texts are modernised and equipped with notes explaining unfamiliar language and historical references. A general introduction gives a brief biography and bibliography; individual introductions deal with the sources and stage history of each play. Longer notes at the back of the book discuss points of staging and interpretation, and there is a full textual apparatus which makes this edition useful for the scholar as well as the student.
Author : John Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Webster and Ford written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Selected Plays of John Webster written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Coleman
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748687009
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)
Download or read book John Webster, Renaissance Dramatist written by David Coleman and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Author : John Webster
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Works of John Webster written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Webster
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141964766
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Three Plays written by John Webster and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1975-07-31 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plays of Jacobean dramatist John Webster are masterpieces of early seventeenth-century English theatre. ‘The White Devil’ depicts a dark, sinister world of duplicity, intrigue and murderous infidelity, while ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ tells the macabre story of a woman who marries beneath herself and sets in motion a terrible cycle of violence. Unlike these revenge tragedies, ‘The Devil’s Law-Case’ asserts social order in a plot filled with twists of fate. Written at a time when the court of King James was rife with instability and corruption, Webster’s disturbing plays reflect this abuse of power and are known for their horrific vision of humanity – yet they are also some of the most rich, sophisticated dramas ever composed.
Author : John Webster
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (418 download)
Download or read book The Duchess of Malfi written by John Webster and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Colin Gibson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521217286
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (172 download)
Download or read book The Selected Plays of Philip Massinger written by Colin Gibson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1978-05-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a selection of four plays by Philip Massinger who, from 1625 to 1640, replaced John Fletcher as principal dramatist for the King's Men, the chief London theatre company for more than forty years. The selection consists of two of Massinger's finest comedies, A New Way to Pay Old Debts and The City Madam, and his two best known tragedies, The Duke of Milan and The Roman Actor. These plays have interested readers, scholars and critics for hundreds of years, and although the tragedies have seldom been performed since the seventeenth century, the comedies have a long stage tradition. A New Way to Pay Old Debts has been performed more often than any other play by Shakespeare's contemporaries, and together with The City Madam continues to delight modern audiences.
Author : John Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book ...Tragedies: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, The Devil's Law Case written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Webster
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020865800
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (658 download)
Download or read book The Works of John Webster written by John Webster and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Webster was a playwright and poet who flourished in the early 17th century, and this volume collects some of his best-known works, including The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi. These plays are noted for their intense psychological depth and their exploration of themes such as revenge, corruption, and the nature of evil. With their vivid characters and rich language, they are among the finest examples of English Renaissance drama. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Jonathan Dollimore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521249270
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (492 download)
Download or read book The Selected Plays of John Webster written by Jonathan Dollimore and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1983-09-08 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plays of John Webster are read and seen more widely today than at any time since they were written - provoking much disagreement in the process. The continuing debate about his political, religious and philosophical attitudes, his formal skills and the importance of his plays for understanding the changing culture in which they were written, make Webster the most controversial of all Jacobean dramatists. This volume includes freshly collated, fully annotated and cross-referenced texts of his three best-known plays, together with introductions and a useful critical bibliography.
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521318426
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (184 download)
Download or read book The Selected Plays of Ben Jonson: Volume 2 written by Ben Jonson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-05-26 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Butler's edition is full and informative in its annotations and survey of criticisms to date, and cautiously respectful of Jonsonian punctuation.
Author : John Webster
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192834539
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (345 download)
Download or read book The White Devil written by John Webster and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : John Webster
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719043574
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (435 download)
Download or read book The Duchess of Malfi written by John Webster and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : John Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Works of John Webster written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
