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Zusatztext This new collection offers a dense, yet surprisingly easy-to-digest survey of literature that I would recommend to any person teaching or researching Webster. Informationen zum Autor Christina Luckyj is Professor of English at Dalhousie University, Canada. Klappentext A comprehensive introduction to The Duchess of Malfi that introduces its critical and performance history, the current critical landscape and new directions in research. Vorwort A comprehensive introduction to The Duchess of Malfi that introduces its critical and performance history, the current critical landscape and new directions in research. Zusammenfassung "The Duchess of Malfi" was first performed in 1614 and published in 1623. This guide offers students and scholars an introduction to its critical and performance history, including recent versions on stage and screen. It includes an annotated bibliography that provide a basis for further individual research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Introduction \ Timeline andIntroduction, Christina Luckyj\ 1. The Critical Backstory, David Gunby \ 2. Performance History, Roberta Barker \ 3. The State of the Art: Critical Approaches 2000-2008, Dympna Callaghan \ 4. New Directions: 'Staging Secret Interiors: The Duchess of Malfi as Inns of Court and Anticourt Drama', Curtis Perry and Melissa Walter \ 5. The Duchess's Marriage in Contemporary Contexts Leah S. Marcus\ 6. New Directions: ‘Can this be certain?': The Duchess of Malfi's Secrets, Frances E. Dolan \ 7. ‘Greek is Turned Turk': Catholic Nostalgia in The Duchess of Malfi, Todd Borlik \ 8. A Survey of Resources, Christy Desmet \ Bibliography\ Notes on Contributors Index
