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John Webster (c. 1578 – c. 1632) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often seen as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage.
John Webster (born c. 1580, London, Eng.—died c. 1632) was an English dramatist whose The White Devil (c. 1609–c. 1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1612/13, published 1623) are generally regarded as the paramount 17th-century English tragedies apart from those of Shakespeare.
Loosely based on the life of the Duchess of Almafi, Giovanna d'Aragona, Webster's account follows two corrupt brothers as they take revenge on their sister for marrying below her class. The play is considered to be among the finest of all Jacobean tragedies. In the words of Echo & The Bunnymen, 'John Webster was, One of the best there was...'
The Duchess of Malfi, five-act tragedy by English dramatist John Webster, performed 1613/14 and published in 1623. The Duchess of Malfi tells the story of the spirited duchess and her love for her trustworthy steward Antonio.
Apr 3, 2012 · In the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love, a young boy seen feeding a live mouse to a cat identifies himself as John Webster (1580-1634). When Will Shakespeare asks the boy what he thought of Titus Andronicus , Webster replies, "I like it when they cut the heads off.
Section 2: John Webster (1580 – 1634) Not much is known of Webster’s life – even his date of birth is conjecture. What is known is that by 1602, Webster was sufficiently established as a playwright to be working with several well-regarded playwrights in London.
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The Duchess of Malfi (originally published as The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy) is a Jacobean revenge tragedy written by English dramatist John Webster in 1612–1613. [1] It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then later to a larger audience at The Globe, in 1613–1614.
May 23, 2018 · John Webster. The reputation of the English dramatist John Webster (ca. 1580-ca. 1634) rests on two blank-verse tragedies, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi. He was a painstaking literary craftsman, much concerned with the philosophy and the psychology of evil. Nothing definite is known of John Webster's birth or parentage.
Jan 13, 2014 · The reputation of John Webster (b. 1580–d. 1634) as a playwright rests primarily on his two great tragedies, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which in their poetry and characterization are often compared to Shakespeare, but which are distinguished by their satirical bent, their distinct tonality (the macabre imagination that prompted ...
