The Duchess of Malfi by Webster, John

The Duchess of Malfi (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781482002942)

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The Duchess of Malfi by Webster, John

The Duchess of Malfi

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The Duchess of Malfi by Webster, John

The Duchess of Malfi

$6.95
Format: Paperback
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The Duchess of Malfi (originally published as The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy) is a macabre, tragic play written by the English dramatist John Webster in 1612-13. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published in 1623, the play is loosely based on events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.

Author: John Webster
ISBN-10: 1482002949
ISBN-13: 9781482002942
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2013
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.25d
By John Webster
By John Webster
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John Webster (c.1580 - c.1634) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

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