John Webster
The Duchess of Malfi
Paperback
(Independently published Sept. 22, 2019)
The evils of greed and ambition overwhelm love, innocence, and the bonds of kinship in this dark tragedy, first presented circa 1613. John Webster's great Jacobean drama focuses on a secret marriage that strikes the disastrous spark to an inferno of violence. When the Duchess of Malfi marries Antonio, a household steward, her two fiendishly jealous brothers ? hoping to inherit her title and estates ? plant a household spy whose treachery leads to a bloody and horrifying climax. Often compared to Shakespeare in terms of his dynamic plots and poetic lyricism, Webster created radical, profoundly original works that feature shifting perspectives and thought-provoking challenges to conventional moral judgments.
- ISBN
- 1694972739 / 9781694972736
- Pages
- 81
- Weight
- 7.5 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 0.2 in.
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