Christina Luckyj

The Duchess of Malfi (eBook, ePUB)

A critical guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

John Webster's classic revenge tragedy The Duchess of Malfi was first performed in 1613 and published in 1623. This guide offers students an introduction to its critical and performance history, including recent versions on stage and screen. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays presenting new critical positions that offer divergent perspectives on Webster's religio-political allegiances and the politics and gendering of secrecy in the play. Finally, a guide to critical, web-based and production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further individual research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441117687
• Artikelnr.: 38304153

Autorenporträt

Christina Luckyj is Professor of English at Dalhousie University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Introduction \ Timeline and
Introduction, 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