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Book by John Webster
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Simon Trussler is co-editor of New Theatre Quarterly and the author or editor of numerous books on drama and theatre, including The Faber Pocket Guide to Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Shakespearean Concepts (1989), the award-winning Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre (1993) and Will's Will (2007). He was editor of the RSC Yearbook from 1978 to1985, edited and introduced fourteen volumes in the 'SwanTheatre Plays' series (Methuen, 1986-89), and is typo graphical consultant for the 'Shakespeare Folios' series, in which eighteen titles have so far appeared. He was formerly Reader in Drama in the University of London and Senior Research Fellow at Rose Bruford College, where he is now Professor Emeritus..
Revue de presse
John Webster's Charnel house tale... a Jacobean masterpiece... the characters of this flamboyant 17th-century tragedy of wild justice would be entirely recognisable to us today from kiss and tell tabloid stories. --Guardian
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The White Devil
Edité par
W.W. Norton & Company (edition ), 1985
ISBN 10 : 0393900371
ISBN 13 : 9780393900378
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. N° de réf. du vendeur 0393900371-11-18
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The White Devil.
Edité par
W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, 1967
ISBN 10 : 0393900371
ISBN 13 : 9780393900378
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Vendeur : Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Trade Paperback. Second Ed, Revised & Corrected. Near Fine in Wraps: shows the faintest toning to the white background field of the wrapper covers; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; a small, rather superficial bump at the bottom edge of the rear panel. The binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 129pp. Edited by Elizabeth M. Brennan. Second Ed, Revised & Corrected; Later Printing thereof. The New Mermaids Series, Brian Gibbons, General Editor. Trade Paperback. The play is both a tour de force and profoundly searching. The White Devil has elements of a revenge play, but the motivations of the characters are more varied and complex. Webster adapted to the stage an actual murderous event that occurred in Italy some years earlier. Paolo Giordano, Duke of Brachiano, and the beautiful Vittoria Corombona, as well as others in this play are not entirely fictional. The second act presents the initial murders, the poisoning of Isabella, wife to Brachiano, and the killing of Camillo, husband to Vittoria, in two dumb shows representing conjurer's images of the actual murders. These silent displays are said to have a somewhat haunting impact on the stage. Despite no evidence of involvement in Camillo's death, Vittoria is placed on trial for her adulterous affair, is found guilty, and confined to a house of convertites, a house of penitent whores. The murder of Camillo and Isabella goes unpunished, although some do suspect the Duke of Brachiano. Brachiano's chief rival, Francisco De Medici, the Duke of Florence, quietly plots to have Brachiano and his followers killed. He cleverly tricks Brachiano into effecting the escape of Vittoria. The two are quickly married in a lavish ceremony. Soon thereafter Brachiano and Vittoria are excommunicated by the new Pope, the former Cardinal Monticelso, another long time rival of the Brachiano. Plots and counterplots collide in act five resulting in the deaths of nearly all key characters. Most die loquaciously, expositing on their guilt and thoughts of divine punishment. The White Devil does not offer the dramatic impact of a Shakespearean tragedy, nor the tight focus characteristic of most Elizabethan revenge plays. This play's fascination is the continuous intrigue and deception, the plots and counterplots, and the complex motivations of Webster's dark characters. N° de réf. du vendeur 41346
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The White Devil
Edité par
W.W. Norton & Company, 1985
ISBN 10 : 0393900371
ISBN 13 : 9780393900378
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paperback. Etat : Very Good. A Benn Study Drama. Paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000022393
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