000			01559nam a22001697a 4500
020			_a0192834533
082			_a822.3 _bWEB/W
100			_aWebster, John
245			_aThe white devil; The duchess of Malfi; The devil's law-case; A cure for a cuckold
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c1998
300			_axlii,438p.
490			_aOxford World'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. 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.
650			_aEnglish drama--Early modern and Elizabethan
700			_aWeis, Rene, ed.
942			_cBK
999			_c65472 _d65472