Webster: The White Devil
1st Edition
Published on 24. April 2012
184 pages
978-1-350-31673-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
- 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.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-31673-7 (9781350316737)
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Stephen Purcell
Webster: The White Devil
Book
06/2012
Red Globe Press
€66.33
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Person
STEPHEN PURCELL Assistant Professor in English at the University of Warwick, UK. His previous publications include Popular Shakespeare (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) and he is a professional director and Artistic Director of 'The Pantaloons'.
Content
Series Editors' Preface
Preface
The Text and First Performances
Intellectual and Cultural Context Commentary: The Play in Performance
Key Performances and Productions
Critical Assessments
Further Reading
Index
Preface
The Text and First Performances
Intellectual and Cultural Context Commentary: The Play in Performance
Key Performances and Productions
Critical Assessments
Further Reading
Index
