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035			_a(DE-B1597)615849
035			_a(OCoLC)1302164548
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084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aColeman, David _eautore
245	1	0	_aJohn Webster, Renaissance Dramatist / _cDavid Coleman.
264		1	_aEdinburgh : _bEdinburgh University Press, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2010
300			_a1 online resource (176 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	0		_aRenaissance Dramas and Dramatists : RDD
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tAcknowledgements -- _tChronology -- _tPrologue: Webster’s Aesthetic Relativism -- _t1. A London Life -- _t2. Textual Culture: Webster’s Collaborative Drama -- _t3. ‘Changeable Stuff’: The White Devil -- _t4. ‘Rich Tissue’: The Duchess of Malfi -- _t5. ‘Worthy Parts’: The Devil’s Law-Case -- _t6. ‘Gleefully Savage’: The Tragedies in Performance -- _tAppendix: Responses to Selected Major Productions of Webster’s Plays -- _tBibliography -- _tIndex
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aTransgressive and darkly brilliant, the drama of John Webster has long been recognised as one of the crowning glories of the English Renaissance. But this apparently idiosyncratic individual, fascinated by insanity, corruption, and the macabre, was also a successful businessman, involved in trade networks beyond the theatre, and writing most of his plays in apparently amicable collaboration with a host of other dramatists. Such is the enigma of John Webster; caricatured as a pessimist obsessed with morbidity and death, Webster's true significance lies in his ability to perceive that the darkness at the heart of humanity must co-exist with the routine and the social interaction of everyday life. John Webster, Renaissance Dramatist locates Webster's remarkable plays within the context of the culture from which they sprang. Examining the uncertain political, religious, and economic climate of Jacobean London, this book offers a guide to one of the most distinctive, yet most elusive, voices of Renaissance England. Introducing readers to both the great tragedies, The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil, and the lesser-known works, this book explains why Webster has fascinated and horrified generations of critics and theatregoers, and argues that the relevance and resonance of Webster's drama continues to grow.Key FeaturesThe most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to Webster's dramatic oeuvre Individual chapters on The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi and The Devil's Law-Case place each major play in their historical, cultural and critical contextsExamines the performance history of the plays, from the original stage performances to twenty-first century cinematic interpretationsThe only introductory guide to Webster to take account of the most pioneering recent scholarship
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
650		0	_aLiterature and society _zEngland _xHistory _y17th century.
650		4	_aLiterary Studies.
650		7	_aLITERARY CRITICISM / Drama. _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9780748634668
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748634668
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748634668/original
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