The Duchess of Malfi, the White Devil, the Broken Heart and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

by John Webster and John Ford

Book Overview

A new volume of the greatest revenge tragedies of the seventeenth-century stage These four plays, written during the reigns of James I and Charles I, took revenge tragedy in dark and ambiguous new directions. In The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil , John Webster explores power, sex, and corruption in the Italian court, creating two unforgettable anti-heroines. In The Broken Heart , John Ford questions the value of emotional repression as his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141392231
• ISBN13: 9780141392233
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher