Stephen Purcell

Webster: The White Devil (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137005786
• Artikelnr.: 62718717

Autorenporträt

Stephen Purcell is Assistant Professor in English at the University of Warwick, UK.