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Delphi Complete Works of John Webster (Illustrated)

The macabre plays of the Jacobean dramatist John Webster still retain the same raw power to shock audiences today, with his ‘The White Devil’ and ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ being widely recognised as masterpieces of seventeenth century theatre. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents Webster’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Webster’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the plays and other texts

* ALL 11 plays, with many rare texts

* Also includes the rare spurious plays, first time in digital print

* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original Jacobean texts

* Excellent formatting of the plays

* Easily locate the scenes or acts you want to read with special contents tables

* Includes Webster’s complete poetry and other works - spend hours exploring the author’s works

* Special criticism section, with three essays evaluating Webster’s contribution to Jacobean literature

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Plays

SIR THOMAS WYATT

WESTWARD HO

NORTHWARD HO

THE WHITE DEVIL

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

THE DEVIL’S LAW-CASE

ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE

A CURE FOR A CUCKOLD

MONUMENTS OF HONOUR

THE FAIR MAID OF THE INN

APPIUS AND VIRGINIA

The Disputed Plays

THE THRACIAN WONDER

THE WEAKEST GOETH TO THE WALL

The Other Works

TO MY KIND FRIEND, MA. AN. MUNDY

ODE PREFIXED TO STEPEHN HARRISON’S ‘ARCHES OF TRIUMPH’, 1604

INDUCTION AND ADDITIONS TO THE 3RD EDITION OF MARSTONS ‘THE MALCONTENT’, 1604

TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND, MASTER THOMAS HEYWOOD

A MONUMENTAL COLUMN

NEW CHARACTERS

TO HIS INDUSTRIOUS FRIEND, MASTER HENRY COCKERAM

VERSES ACCOMPANYING THE PORTRAIT ENGRAVING OF ‘THE PROGENY OF THE MOST RENOWNED PRINCE JAMES’ c.1633

The Criticism

INTRODUCTION TO JOHN WEBSTER by William Hazlitt

JOHN WEBSTER by Algernon Charles Swinburne

THE THIRD DRAMATIC PERIOD by George Saintsbury

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  • 1234 seiten

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Englisch


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