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The white devil : a critical reader / [edited by] Paul Frazer and Adam Hansen.
Van Pelt Library PR3184.W53 W48 2016
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR3184.W53 W48 2016
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Arden early modern drama
- Arden early modern drama guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Webster, John, 1580?-1625? White devil.
- Webster, John.
- White devil (Webster, John).
- Physical Description:
- xx, 288 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2016.
- Summary:
- "The White Devil is one of the most violent and most fascinating plays in English theatrical history. It is also a notoriously challenging work; this volume offers a practical, accessible and thought-provoking guide to the play, surveying its major themes and critical reception. It also provides a detailed and up-to-date history of the play's performance, beginning with its first staging in 1611 staging and ending with the RSC's 2014 revival. Moving through to four new critical essays, it opens up cutting-edge perspectives on the work, and finishes with a practical guide to pedagogical approaches and resources. Detailing web-based and production-related resources, and including an annotated bibliography of critical works, the guide will equip teachers and facilitate students' understanding of this complex play"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Paul Frazer and Adam Hansen
- The critical backstory / Jem Bloomfield
- The white devil in performance / Eva Griffith
- The white devil : the state of the art / Brett D. Hirsch
- New directions : ritual dissonance in The white devil / David Coleman
- New directions : unbridled selfhood in The white devil
- Webster's use of Calvin and Montaigne / Paul Frazer
- New directions : boy prince and Venetian courtesan
- political critique in The white devil / Christina Lucky
- New directions : the look of love?
- pornography and The white devil's 'terrible vision' / Adam Hansen
- Pedagogy and resources : the devil is in the details / James Hirsh.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: White devil.
- ISBN:
- 9781472587398
- 1472587391
- 9781472587404
- 1472587405
- OCLC:
- 929122906
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