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"The Duchess of Malfi" is generally regarded as John Webster's finest play, a masterpiece of tragic depth and emotional complexity. The conflict between private love and public political behaviour for a passionate but circumscribed woman is as theatrically pertinent now as when first performed. This timely Handbook: - examines the play's sources and its cultural context- offers a detailed theatrical commentary that aids visualisation of the underlying dynamics and structure of the play in performance, and explores performance possibilities- analyses influential productions on stage and screen, from when it was first performed by the actors of Shakespeare's theatre company, the King's Men, to the present day- presents key critical debates and assessments of "The Duchess of Malfi."

Book details

Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Webster: The Duchess of Malfi
• Author: David Carnegie
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9780230243743
• ISBN: 0230243746
• ID: 04552984
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 295 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 129 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. September 2014

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