The white devil
By: John Webster ; edited by John Russell Brown.
Contributors: Brown, John Russell.
Series: Revels student editions
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Revenge -- Drama.
Description: The White Devil gives us a compellingly dangerous and fascinating woman who consents to the murder of her ineffectual husband. Her defence against the charge of adultery transforms a lurid tale of crime into high tragedy. Webster's play is a vivid study of sexual and political intrigue, written in incomparable verse and prose.

John Russell Brown's new introduction uses the latest developments in the study of Jacobean England and in theatre criticism. Detailed notes and glosses make this an ideal teaching text and a 'must' for any theatre goer.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-27).
"Based on The Revels plays edition edited by John Russell Brown, published by Methuen & Co., 1960, and by Manchester University Press, 1977."