John Webster

John Webster (1580 – 1634) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are considered by many as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage and a worthy addition to the Classic Literature Library. His life and career overlapped William Shakespeare’s. Webster’s life is […]

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The Duchess of Malfi Play, by John Webster THE DUCHESS OF MALFI by John Webster CONTENTS THE DUCHESS OF MALFI INTRODUCTORY NOTE THE DUCHESS OF MALFI PLAY THE DUCHESS OF MALFI FOOTNOTES: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI INTRODUCTORY NOTE Of John Webster’s life almost nothing is known. The dates 1580-1625 given for his birth and death […]

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The White Devil Play by John Webster The White Devil Play by John Webster The White Devil Play To The Reader The White Devil Play Dramatis Personæ The White Devil Act I The White Devil Scene I The White Devil Scene II The White Devil Act II The White Devil Scene I The White Devil […]

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