Three Plays
The plays of Jacobean dramatist John Webster are masterpieces of early seventeenth-century English theatre. 'The White Devil' depicts a dark sinister world of duplicity intrigue and murderous infidelity while 'The Duchess of Malfi' tells the macabre story of a woman who marries beneath herself and sets in motion a terrible cycle of violence. Unlike these revenge tragedies 'The Devil's Law-Case' asserts social order in a plot filled with twists of fate. Written at a time when the court of King James was rife with instability and corruption Webster's disturbing plays reflect this abuse of power and are known for their horrific vision of humanity -- yet they are also some of the most rich sophisticated dramas ever composed.
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The plays of Jacobean dramatist John Webster are masterpieces of early seventeenth-century English theatre. 'The White Devil' depicts a dark sinister world of duplicity intrigue and murderous infidelity while 'The Duchess of Malfi' tells the macabre story of a woman who marries beneath herself and sets in motion a terrible cycle of violence. Unlike these revenge tragedies 'The Devil's Law-Case' asserts social order in a plot filled with twists of fate. Written at a time when the court of King James was rife with instability and corruption Webster's disturbing plays reflect this abuse of power and are known for their horrific vision of humanity -- yet they are also some of the most rich sophisticated dramas ever composed.
H | B | T | Gramm
198 mm | 129 mm | 27 mm | 0.551 kg
Erscheinungsjahr
1975
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0
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Verlag
Penguin Clásicos
ISBN-10
0140430814
ISBN-13
9780140430813
Autor
John Webster
Sprache
Englisch
Seitenanzahl
466
Themen
Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher, Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien
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