Webster: The Duchess of Malfi (Shakespeare Handbook)

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ISBN: 9780230243750

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Carnegie, David
Pub Date	01/09/2014
Binding	Paperback
Pages	168

Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

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This introductory guide to one of Webster's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and annotated further reading.

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The Duchess of Malfi is generally regarded as John Webster's finest play, a masterpiece of tragic depth and emotional complexity. The conflict between private love and public political behaviour for a passionate but circumscribed woman is as theatrically pertinent now as when first performed. This timely Handbook:

* examines the play's sources and its cultural context
* offers a detailed theatrical commentary that aids visualisation of the underlying dynamics and structure of the play in performance, and explores performance possibilities
* analyses influential productions on stage and screen, from when it was first performed by the actors of Shakespeare's theatre company, the King's Men, to the present day
* presents key critical debates and assessments of The Duchess of Malfi.