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010 _a 95033715
020 _a978-0192834539
035 _a(OCoLC)33209993
035 _a(OCoLC)ocm33209993
035 _a(NNC)1829304
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050 0 0 _aPR3184
_b.D8 1996
082 0 0 _a822/.3 W381w 1996.
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100 1 _aWebster, John,
_d1580?-1625?
_91882
240 1 0 _aPlays.
_kSelections
245 1 4 _aThe white devil ;
_bThe Duchess of Malfi ; The devil's law-case ; A cure for a cuckold /
_cJohn Webster ; edited with an introduction by René Weis ; general editor, Michael Cordner ; associate general editors, Peter Holland, Martin Wiggins.
246 3 _aWhite devil ; The Duchess of Malfi ; The devil's law-case ; A cure for a cuckold
246 1 4 _aDuchess of Malfi and other plays
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c1996.
300 _a438 p. ;
_c20 cm.
490 1 _aWorld's classics
520 _aThis 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.
520 8 _aWebster 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.
520 8 _aUnder 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.
526 _aDELL
655 7 _aTragedies.
_2gsafd
_9432
700 1 _aWeis, René,
_d1953-
_91883
700 1 _aCordner, Michael.
_91884
830 0 _aWorld's classics.
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900 _bTOC
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