Webster: The White Devil

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.>

Product details

• Authors: Purcell, Stephen Purcell, Purcell Stephen
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2012
• EAN: 9780230279766
• ISBN: 978-0-230-27976-6
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Shakespeare Handbooks; Shakespeare Handbooks (Paperba; Shakespeare Handbooks; Shakespeare Handbooks (Paperba
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; B, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Early Modern and Renaissance Literature, Literature, Modern