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The evils of greed and ambition overwhelm love, innocence, and the bonds of kinship in this dark tragedy concerning the secret marriage of a noblewoman and a commoner. John Webster’s great Jacobean drama detailing the fiendish schemes of two brothers who desire their wealthy sister’s title and estates ends with a bloody and horrifying climax. A dynamic plot brimming with poetic lyricism, this provocative and profoundly original work will appeal to general readers, students, and teachers of drama and literature.
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The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- The Duchess of Malfi
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Webster
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0486406601
- ISBN13
- 9780486406602
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Classics, School, Theatre Plays, 17th century
- First published
- 1613
- Original title
- The Duchess of Malfi
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- The evils of greed and ambition overwhelm love, innocence, and the bonds of kinship in this dark tragedy concerning the secret marriage of a noblewoman and a commoner. John Webster’s great Jacobean drama detailing the fiendish schemes of two brothers who desire their wealthy sister’s title and estates ends with a bloody and horrifying climax. A dynamic plot brimming with poetic lyricism, this provocative and profoundly original work will appeal to general readers, students, and teachers of drama and literature.