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Revd Prof. John Webster - The White Devil - 9780713681376 - V9780713681376
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The White Devil

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Description for The White Devil Paperback. John Webster's revenge tragedy, The White Devil is a story of adultery, corruption and murder and explores how a corrupt person can depict themselves as good or 'white'. In this revised edition students will find a wealth of information to support their studies and the very latest critical interpretations and stage history. Editor(s): Luckyj, Christina. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Woman to man is either a god or a wolf John Webster's first independent play, The White Devil, originally performed in 1612, centres on the beautiful Vittoria Corombona and her lover, Duke Brachiano, whose passionate, adulterous affair unleashes the powerful revenge of their enemies. While clearly guilty of lust and murder, these unsavoury characters become startlingly heroic under pressure, challenging both conventional moral judgments and oppressive social forces. This revised student edition contains a lengthy new Introduction with background on the author, date and sources, theme, critical interpretation and stage history. The Introduction discusses Webster's radical experimentation with tragic ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
New Mermaids
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780713681376
SKU
V9780713681376
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About Revd Prof. John Webster
Christina Luckyj, is Professor of English at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, and the author of several works on early modern drama.

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