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The Duchess of Malfi. The Devil's law-case
Author | : John Webster |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : English literature |
ISBN | : |
Skull Beneath the Skin
Author | : Charles R. Forker |
Publisher | : SIU Press |
Total Pages | : 634 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780809312795 |
Webster was much possessed by death And saw the skull beneath the skin; And breastless creatures under ground Leaned backward with a lipless grin. These lines from T. S. Eliot’s "Whispers of Immortality” provide Charles R. Forker with the title for the most substantial and detailed examination of John Webster to date; they also identify a major theme--the love-death nexus in Renaissance drama and its special relevance to Webster. Forker summarizes what is known about Webster’s life and analyzes in detail not only the major plays but also the lesser ones. He examines The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, and The Devil’s Law-Case in context with the minor and collaborative works, tracing themes, stylistic features, and ideas through the entire Webster canon. One reviewer of the manuscript notes that "Forker is surely unrivalled as an authority on matters Websterian. His book treats Webster with an unhurried fullness and richness rarely accorded even to Shakespeare.” Another calls the book "Splendid. Readable and engaging.”
The Works of John Webster
Author | : John Webster |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 688 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780521260602 |
This is the second volume in the Cambridge edition of the works of John Webster, containing The Devil's Law-Case, A Cure for a Cuckold, and Appius and Virginia. This critical edition preserves the original spelling; incorporates t he most recent editorial scholarship, including valuable information on Webster's share in the collaborative plays; and employs new critical methods and textual theory. In particular, the edition integrates theatrical aspects of the plays with their bibliographical and literary features in a way not previously attempted in a scholarly edition of a Jacobean dramatist.
The Devil's Advocates
Author | : Michael S Lief |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2006-08-29 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0743246683 |
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The Devil and Daniel Webster
Author | : Stephen Vincent Benet |
Publisher | : Dramatists Play Service Inc |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1943-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780822203032 |
THE STORY: Jabez Stone, young farmer, has just been married, and the guests are dancing at his wedding. But Jabez carries a burden, for he knows that, having sold his soul to the Devil, he must, on the stroke of midnight, deliver it up to him. Shortly before twelve Mr. Scratch, lawyer, enters and the company is thunderstruck. Jabez bids his guests begone; he has made his bargain and will pay the price. His bride, however, stands by him, and so will Daniel Webster, who has come for the festivities. Webster takes the case. But Scratch is a lawyer himself and out-argues the statesman. Webster demands a jury of real Americans, living or dead. Very well, agrees the Devil, he shall have them, and ghosts appear. Webster thunders, but to no avail, and at last realizing Scratch can better him on technical grounds, he changes his tactics and appeals to the ghostly jury, men who have retained some love of country. Rising to the height of his powers, Webster performs the miracle of winning a verdict of Not Guilty.
The Art of John Webster
Author | : Ralph Berry |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2016-01-29 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1317311280 |
The Art of John Webster, first published in 1972, is a study of the three extant plays of Webster known to be solely his work. These plays are seen as attempts to achieve in literature the effects of the baroque, a term which related Webster to the larger developments of European art. Their content is analysed in terms of a consistent opposition between evil and the law. The book seeks to re-establish a base for the claims that must be made for Webster as a serious artist. This title will be of interest to students of literature and drama.