Webster: The White Devil (2012) (Shakespeare Handbooks)
By:
Sign Up Now!
Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into UK education collection to access this title.
Learn about membership options,
or view our freely available titles.
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 184 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781137005786
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780230279759
- Publisher:
- Macmillan Education UK
- Date of Addition:
- 02/11/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Stephen Purcell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.