John Webster

The Works of John Webster

Volume 1, the White Devil; The Duchess of Malfi: An Old-Spelling Critical Edition
Herausgeber: Carnegie, David; Gunby, D. C.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first volume to appear in the Cambridge edition of the works of John Webster, beginning with the plays The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi. The following volume planned for publication will include the other plays as well as the poems and prose. While both The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi are available in modernized versions, the Cambridge edition incorporates the most recent editorial scholarship including valuable information on Webster's biography, new critical methods,and textual theory. In particular, the edition integrates theatrical aspects of the texts with their bibliographical and literary features in a way not previously attempted for a scholarly edition of a Jacobean dramatist.The edition also presents previously unpublished material including a fragment of an otherwise lost play and a hitherto unknown poem and provides a brief biography of Webster,a history of the Webster canon,and reception history for each play.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 748
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1063g
• ISBN-13: 9780521033329
• ISBN-10: 0521033322
• Artikelnr.: 22582545

Autorenporträt

The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek "love of wisdom." John has a lively curiosity that was fostered during his days studying philosophy at university. He embraces the saying, "Never stop learning." He grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, and his studies and work as a civil litigation lawyer have taken him to wonderful Canadian cities: Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, Oakville and Campbellville. John now lives in Kitchener, Ontario. You can often find him enjoying its trail system, whether along old rail lines, through a forest or along the Grand River. He's married to Sheila and has three adult children: Jeremy, Elise and Alex. John's enjoying life even more after the experiences he writes about in his book.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
General Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
The Webster canon
Part I. General Introductions: 1. The life of John Webster
2. General critical introduction
3. General theatrical introduction
4. General textual introduction
Part II. The White Devil
Date of the Play
Critical Introduction
Theatrical Introduction
Textual Introduction
The White Devil
Part III. The Duchess of Malfi.