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The Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

by John Webster (Author), Ren� Weis (Editor) "Vittoria Corombona, a Venetian lady, married to Camillo and sister of Flamineo; ..." (more)

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Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (7 May 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0192834533
ISBN-13: 978-0192834539
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3.4 cm

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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 over-indulgence in violence, and explores his sophisticated staging and scenic forms.

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René Weis is Senior Lecturer in English at University College, London.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hell is murky, 24 Dec 2003

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The two tragedies in this collection (which also contains "The Devil's Law Case") are Webster at his finest, and "The Duchess of Malfi" stands as an unquestionable classic.
The language is almost fetid in its power, dank with atmosphere and bestial allusions and it tells a story of the Duchess whose two brothers choose to destroy her rather than allow her to remarry. The play ends in madness, death and mistaken murders, amidst a whelter of confusion, regret and betrayal. Redemption seems a far more remote prospect in Webster's tragedies than it does in Shakespeare's, and these tragedies are more muscular, dirtier and bestial than Shakespeare's work. Definitely needs to be read by anyone who has an interest in drama and literature, and those who like a corking good story.

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