Webster: The White Devil

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
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Author: Stephen Purcell ISBN: 9781137005786
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK Publication: April 24, 2012
Imprint: Red Globe Press Language: English
Author: Stephen Purcell
ISBN: 9781137005786
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Publication: April 24, 2012
Imprint: Red Globe Press
Language: English

The White Devil is one of the great plays of the Jacobean era. In this vibrant Handbook, Stephen Purcell offers an in-depth, performance-focused exploration of John Webster's thrilling, unsettling and darkly comic tragedy. The Handbook includes:
• a scene-by-scene commentary on the play as it unfolds on stage
• an overview of the play's cultural context
• excerpts from historical sources
• case studies of four modern productions, featuring interviews with directors
• an outline of key critical writings on the play, from the seventeenth century through to today.

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The White Devil is one of the great plays of the Jacobean era. In this vibrant Handbook, Stephen Purcell offers an in-depth, performance-focused exploration of John Webster's thrilling, unsettling and darkly comic tragedy. The Handbook includes:
• a scene-by-scene commentary on the play as it unfolds on stage
• an overview of the play's cultural context
• excerpts from historical sources
• case studies of four modern productions, featuring interviews with directors
• an outline of key critical writings on the play, from the seventeenth century through to today.

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