The Selected Plays of John Webster: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, The Devil's Law CaseJonathan Dollimore, Alan Sinfield The plays of John Webster are read and seen more widely today than at any time since they were written - provoking much disagreement in the process. The continuing debate about his political, religious and philosophical attitudes, his formal skills and the importance of his plays for understanding the changing culture in which they were written, make Webster the most controversial of all Jacobean dramatists. This volume includes freshly collated, fully annotated and cross-referenced texts of his three best-known plays, together with introductions and a useful critical bibliography. |
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Additional note AMBASSADOR ANGIOLELLA ANTONIO ARIOSTO blood BOSOLA BRACHIANO Brennan brother Brown CAMILLO CAPUCHIN CARDINAL CARIOLA CASTRUCHIO CONTARINO CONTILUPO CORNELIA court CRISPIANO dead death DELIO Devil's Law doth Duchess of Malfi duke Duke of Florence Dyce ERCOLE Exeunt Exit fear FERDINAND FLAMINEO for't FRANCISCO fury GASPARO gentleman GIOVANNI give hath hear heart heaven honour HORTENSIO husband i'th in's in't is't ISABELLA John Webster JOLENTA JULIA JULIO lady LAWYER leave LEONORA live LODOVICO London look lord Lucas MALATESTE MARCELLO marry Methinks MONTICELSO mother ne'er never noble o'er o'th on't PESCARA pity play poison poison'd pray princes PROSPERO Q1 1st correction Q1 uncorrected ROMELIO SANITONELLA SCENE II Enter SECOND SURGEON SERVANT sister soul strange ta'en tell Textual note thee there's thing Thou art to't twas unto VITTORIA What's White Devil whore WINIFRED woman ZANCHE