num_pages: 96
description: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780486406602The evils of greed and ambition overwhelm love, innocence, and the bonds of kinship in this dark tragedy, first presented circa 1613. John Webster's great Jacobean drama focuses on a secret marriage that strikes the disastrous spark to an inferno of violence. When the Duchess of Malfi marries Antonio, a household steward, her two fiendishly jealous brothers ― hoping to inherit her title and estates ― plant a household spy whose treachery leads to a bloody and horrifying climax. Often compared to Shakespeare in terms of his dynamic plots and poetic lyricism, Webster created radical, profoundly original works that feature shifting perspectives and thought-provoking challenges to conventional moral judgments. Required reading for courses in seventeenth-century English literature, this provocative masterpiece from the Golden Age of English drama will not only be welcomed by students and teachers of English literature but also a wide audience of general readers.
title: The Duchess of Malfi
titlecomplete: The Duchess of Malfi (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Tragedy, Drama, 17th Century, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics
ratings_count: 16812
places: Amalfi Coast, Italy
publisher: Dover Publications