Delphi Complete Works of John Webster (Illustrated)

The macabre plays of the Jacobean dramatist John Webster still retain the same raw power to shock audiences today, with his ‘The White Devil’ and ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ being widely recognised as masterpieces of seventeenth century theatre. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents Webster’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Webster’s life and works


* Concise introductions to the plays and other texts


* ALL 11 plays, with many rare texts


* Also includes the rare spurious plays, first time in digital print


* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original Jacobean texts


* Excellent formatting of the plays


* Easily locate the scenes or acts you want to read with special contents tables


* Includes Webster’s complete poetry and other works - spend hours exploring the author’s works


* Special criticism section, with three essays evaluating Webster’s contribution to Jacobean literature


* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Plays


SIR THOMAS WYATT


WESTWARD HO


NORTHWARD HO


THE WHITE DEVIL


THE DUCHESS OF MALFI


THE DEVIL’S LAW-CASE


ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE


A CURE FOR A CUCKOLD


MONUMENTS OF HONOUR


THE FAIR MAID OF THE INN


APPIUS AND VIRGINIA

The Disputed Plays


THE THRACIAN WONDER


THE WEAKEST GOETH TO THE WALL

The Other Works


TO MY KIND FRIEND, MA. AN. MUNDY


ODE PREFIXED TO STEPEHN HARRISON’S ‘ARCHES OF TRIUMPH’, 1604


INDUCTION AND ADDITIONS TO THE 3RD EDITION OF MARSTONS ‘THE MALCONTENT’, 1604


TO HIS BELOVED FRIEND, MASTER THOMAS HEYWOOD


A MONUMENTAL COLUMN


NEW CHARACTERS


TO HIS INDUSTRIOUS FRIEND, MASTER HENRY COCKERAM


VERSES ACCOMPANYING THE PORTRAIT ENGRAVING OF ‘THE PROGENY OF THE MOST RENOWNED PRINCE JAMES’ c.1633

The Criticism


INTRODUCTION TO JOHN WEBSTER by William Hazlitt


JOHN WEBSTER by Algernon Charles Swinburne


THE THIRD DRAMATIC PERIOD by George Saintsbury

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