Webster: The Duchess of Malfi

By:

David Carnegie

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Shakespeare Handbooks

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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

Author Biography:

David Carnegie is Emeritus Professor of Theatre at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is co-editor of The Works of John Webster and has published widely on early modern stagecraft.

Release date Australia

September 1st, 2014

Author

David Carnegie

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

168

Series

Shakespeare Handbooks

Dimensions

129x198x10

ISBN-13

9780230243750

Product ID

22271911

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