The Duchess of Malfi: Restored Classics to Go Edition
Mar 2020 · Otbebookpublishing
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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. Published in 1623, the play is loosely based on events that occurred between 1508 and 1513 surrounding Giovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi (d. 1511), whose father, Enrico d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. As in the play, she secretly married Antonio Beccadelli di Bologna after the death of her first husband Alfonso I Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi. The play begins as a love story, when the Duchess marries beneath her class, and ends as a nightmarish tragedy as her two brothers undertake their revenge, destroying themselves in the process. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
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. Published in 1623, the play is loosely based on events that occurred between 1508 and 1513 surrounding Giovanna d'Aragona, Duc...
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John Webster was a playwright from England who was born in 1580 and died in 1632. Not much factual information is known about his life. He married Sara Peniall and had at least four children, one born two months after they were married. Webster is best known for his two plays, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi.
John Webster was a playwright from England who was born in 1580 and died in 1632. Not much factual information is known about his life. He married Sara Peniall and had at least four children, one born two months after they were married. Webster is best known for his two plays, The White Devil and...
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