Webster: The White Devil
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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.
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.
The only introduction to The White Devil on the market which offers a theatrical commentary, enabling students to get a sense of the play as a performance text
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