TY  - BOOK
AU  - Webster, John
AU  - Weis, Rene, ed.
TI  - The white devil; The duchess of Malfi; The devil's law-case; A cure for a cuckold
T2  - Oxford World's Classics
SN  - 0192834533
U1  - 822.3 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan
N2  - 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
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