The Works of John Webster
An Old-Spelling Critical Edition
- Hardcover
576 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2007
Summary
This is the third and final volume of the Cambridge edition of the works of John Webster. It contains the final complete play in the edition, the City comedy Anything for a Quiet Life, as well as Webster’s spectacular Lord Mayor’s pageant Monuments of Honour and his Induction and additions to John Marston’s The Malcontent. Webster’s non-dramatic work is also included: the deeply felt verse elegy to Prince Henry entitled A Monumental Column, his various shorter poems, including verses for the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521260619 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0521260612 |
| Author: | David Carnegie, MacDonald P. Jackson, David Gunby |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2007 |
| Weight: | 902g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 158mm x 32mm |
| Series: | The Works of John Webster 3 Volume Hardback Set |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
”…this final volume, which could have seemed like a mere footnote to Webster’s great dramatic works, sustains our interest in and enthusiasm for a playwright too often characterized, even today, as a purveyor of mere Gothic frissons illuminated by brilliant flashes of charnel-house verse.” -Peter Malin, Early Theater
About The Author
David Carnegie
David Gunby is Dean of Postgraduate Studies, University of Canterbury. David Carnegie is Professor of Theatre at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. MacDonald P. Jackson is Emeritus Professor of English and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Auckland.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.