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The Duchess of Malfi : a tragedy in five acts

"The Duchess of Malfi" was published in 1623, but the date of writing may have been as early as 1611. It is based on a story in Painter's "Palace of Pleasure," translated from the Italian novelist, Bandello; and it is entirely possible that it has a foundation in fact. In any case, it portrays with a terrible vividness one side of the court life of the Italian Renaissance; and its picture of the fierce quest of pleasure, the recklessness of crime, and the worldliness of the great princes of the Church finds only too ready corroboration in the annals of the time ...

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  • "O, Let Us Howl, Some Heavy Note"@en
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  • "For contents, see Author Catalog."
  • "The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play, written by the English dramatist John Webster and first performed in 1614 at the Globe Theatre in London, and published for the first time in 1623. It is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna. The play begins as a love story, with a Duchess who marries beneath her class, and ends as a nightmarish tragedy as her two brothers exact their revenge, destroying themselves in the process. The play is sometimes ridiculed by modern critics for the excessive violence and horror in its later scenes. Nevertheless, the complexity of some of its characters, particularly Bosola and the Duchess, and Webster's poetic language, give it a continuing interest, and it is still performed in the 21st century. -- Wikipedia."
  • ""The Duchess of Malfi" was published in 1623, but the date of writing may have been as early as 1611. It is based on a story in Painter's "Palace of Pleasure," translated from the Italian novelist, Bandello; and it is entirely possible that it has a foundation in fact. In any case, it portrays with a terrible vividness one side of the court life of the Italian Renaissance; and its picture of the fierce quest of pleasure, the recklessness of crime, and the worldliness of the great princes of the Church finds only too ready corroboration in the annals of the time ..."@en
  • "John Webster's play "The Duchess of Malfi" is a violent play that presents a dark, disturbing portrait of the human condition... The title character is a widow with two brothers: Ferdinand and the Cardinal. In the play's opening act, the brothers try to persuade their sister not to seek a new husband. Her resistance to their wishes sets in motion a chain of secrecy, plotting, and violence. The relationship between Ferdinand and the Duchess is probably one of the most unsettling brother-sister relationships in literature. The play is full of both onstage killings and great lines. The title character is one of stage history's intriguing female characters; she is a woman whose desires lead her to defy familial pressure. Another fascinating and complex character is Bosola, who early in the play is enlisted to act as a spy. Overall, a compelling and well-written tragedy. --Michael J. Mazza at Amazon.com."
  • "One of the most haunting tragedies written in the Jacobean period, The Duchess of Malfi (1614) adapts the true story of a noble Italian widow who secretly marries her steward and has children with him. Her two brothers, enraged by this act of female self-determination, begin to spy on the happy family, entrap them and subject their sister to fiendish psychological torture before they have her strangled. Unlike his sources, Webster does not condemn the Duchess for lasciviousness, nor does he allow her brothers to live. As the introduction to this edition shows, the play is replete with reverber."@en
  • ""The Duchess of Malfi is one of the major tragedies of the early modern period and remains popular in the theatre as well as in the classroom. The story of the Duchess{8217}s secret marriage and the cruel revenge of her brothers has fascinated and appalled audiences for centuries. This new Arden edition offers readers a comprehensive, illustrated introduction to the play{8217}s historical, critical and performance history. The text is modernized and edited to the highest scholarly standards, with textual notes and commentary notes on the same page for ease of reference. Editor Leah Marcus is a Professor at Vanderbilt University. The Duchess of Malfi is one of the major tragedies of the early modern period and remains popular in the theatre as well as in the classroom. The story of the Duchess{8217}s secret marriage and the cruel revenge of her brothers has fascinated and appalled audiences for centuries. This new Arden edition offers readers a comprehensive, illustrated introduction to the play{8217}s historical, critical and performance history. The text is modernized and edited to the highest scholarly standards, with textual notes and commentary notes on the same page for ease of reference. The Duchess of Malfi is one of the major tragedies of the early modern period and remains popular in the theatre as well as in the classroom. The story of the Duchess{8217}s secret marriage and the cruel revenge of her brothers has fascinated and appalled audiences for centuries. This new Arden edition offers readers a comprehensive, illustrated introduction to the play{8217}s historical, critical and performance history. The text is modernized and edited to the highest scholarly standards, with textual notes and commentary notes on the same page for ease of reference."--Publisher's description."
  • "The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play which is often performed and studied at A level and university. This Arden edition brings all the scholarship and comprehensive analysis associated with the series and offers readers a deeper understanding of the play than competing editions."
  • "John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, based on a quasi-fictional Italian tale, continues to receive acclaim today. The play follows the life of the titular duchess, who chooses a husband from a lower socioeconomic class. Outraged by this perceived slight, her family plots revenge -- and falls apart in the process of carrying out their nefarious scheme."@en

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  • "The Duchess of Malfi : a tragedy in five acts"@en
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy a tragedy : as it was approvedly well acted at the Black-friers, by His Maiesties servants : the perfect and exact copy, with divers things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment"@en
  • "The Dvtchesse of Malfy. A tragedy. As it was approvedly well acted at the Black-Friers, by his Majesties servants. The perfect and exact copy, with divers things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment"@en
  • "˜Theœ Duchess of Malfi"
  • "The Ducess of Malfi"
  • "Duchessa di Malfi"
  • ""The duchess of Malfi", John Webster"
  • "La duchesse d'Amalfi : pièce en cinq actes : création en France au Carré Sylvia Monfort le 13 novembre 1981"
  • "The Tragedy Of The Dvtchesse Of Malfy. As it was Presented priuatly, at the Black-Friers; and publiquely at the Globe, By the Kings Maiesties Seruants. The perfect and exact Coppy, with diuerse things Printed, that the length of the Play wold not beare in the Presentment"
  • "The duches of Malfi"
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy : a Scolar Press facsimile"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi. [A play in five acts]"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : a play"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : a play"@en
  • "The duchess of Malfi, John Webster : notes"
  • "Gert︠s︡ogini︠a︡ Amalʹfi"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : [1623]"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : John Webster ; note"
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy. A tragedy. As it was approvedly well acted at the Black-Friers, by his Majesties Servants. The perfect and exact copy, with divers things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment. Written by Iohn Webster"@en
  • "The duchess of Malfi: a tragedy in five acts, adapted from John Webster, printed from the acting copy, with remarks biographical and critical"@en
  • "The duchess of Malfi: a tragedy in five acts, adapted [for performance at the Sadler's Wells theatre]"@en
  • "La duchesse d'amalfi"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : (1623)"
  • "La Duchessa di Malfi"
  • "Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy As it was presented priuatly, at the Black-Friers; and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. The perfect and exact coppy, with diuerse things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in t"
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy : a tragedy"@en
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy : a tragedy"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi - The Devil's Law-case"
  • "La duchessa di Amalfi : tragedia in cinque atti"
  • "DUCHESS OF MALFI"@en
  • "Die Herzogin von Amalfi : Trauerspiel"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi. A play [in five acts]"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : John Webster : [contemporary critical essays]"
  • "The dutchesse of Malfy : A tragedy"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi and The white devil : two plays"
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy : A tragedy. As it was approvedly well acted at the Black-Friers, by his Majesties Servants. The perfect and exact copy, with divers things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment. Written by Iohn Webster"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : With introductory essays by George Rylands and Charles Williams : IIl : by Michael Ayrton"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : by John Webster"@en
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. As it was presented privatly, at the Black-Friers; and publiquely at the Globe"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi: John Webster"@en
  • "La Duquesa de Malfi"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi"@en
  • "Герцогиня Амальфи. [Translated by D.K. Petrov.]"
  • "The Duchess of Malfy"@en
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. : As it was presented priuatly, at the Black-Friers; and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. The perfect and exact coppy, with diuerse things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment"@en
  • "La duchesse de Malfi"
  • "The duchess of Malfi"
  • "The duchess of Malfi"@en
  • "La duquesa de Malfi : tragedia"@es
  • "La duquesa de Malfi : tragedia"
  • "La duquesa de Malfi tragedia"
  • "The Durchess of Malfi"
  • "Duchess of Malfi"@en
  • "Duchess of Malfi"
  • "The duchess of Malfi : a tragedy in five acts"@en
  • "The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy : 1623"
  • "Die Herzogin von Malfi"
  • "The tragedy of the Dvtchesse of Malfy as it was presented priuatly, at the Black-Friers, and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants : the perfect and exact coppy, with diuerse things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment"@en
  • "Герцогиня Амальфи"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi - John Webster"@en
  • "Vévodkyně z Amalfi"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi. Edited by John Russell Brown"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi. The devil's law-case"
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy As it was presented priuatly, at the Black-Friers; and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. The perfect and exact coppy, with diuerse things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment. VVritten by Iohn Webster"@en
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy"@en
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy"
  • "La Duchesse d'Amalfi"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi. Edited by F.L. Lucas"@en
  • "Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy"@en
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  • "La duquesa de Malfi"@es
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : a tragedy, in five acts"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : a tragedy, in five acts"
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy"
  • "The duchess of Malfi : a play"
  • "The duchess of Malfi : a play"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi ... Edited with a preface, notes, and glossary by C. Vaughan"@en
  • "Dutchesse of Malfy"
  • "TRAGEDY OF THE DUTCHESSE OF MALFY"@en
  • "Ē doukissa tou Malphi"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : With introductory essays by George Rylands and Charles Williams"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi; a tragedy in five acts"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi, a play"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster : notes"
  • "The duchess of Malfi : With an introd. and notes"@en
  • "La duquesa Malfi : tragedia"@es
  • "Duchess of Malfy"@en
  • "La duchesse d'Amalfi : écrite vers 1613"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi ... Edited by John Russell Brown"@en
  • "The Duchesse of Malfi"
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy, 1623"
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy, 1623"@en
  • "The Duchess of Melfi"
  • "La Duquesa de Malfi : tragedia"
  • "Duchess of malfi"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi a play"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi a play"@en
  • "La Duchesse de Malfi : théâtre"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster"@en
  • "The duchess of Malfi : a play writtem by -"
  • "ˆDie‰ Herzogin von Malfi"
  • "The tragedy of the dutchesse of Malfy"
  • "The tragedy of the dutchess of Malfy"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster"@en
  • "The duchess of Malfi : John Webster"
  • "La Duchesse d'Amalfi : pièce en cinq actes de John Webster ; adaptation française, Michel Arnaud. La Vénitienne : une comédie en cinq actes d'un auteur vénitien anonyme du XVI siecle : La Venexiana"
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. As it was presented priuatly, at the Black-Friers ; and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. The perfect and exact coppy, with diuerse things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment. VVritten by Iohn Webster"@en
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy : As it was presented privately, at the Black-Friers : and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings maieisties servants"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi, a play written by John Webster"@en
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy. A tragedy. As it was approvedly well acted at the Black-Friers, by his Majesties Servants. The perfect and exact copy, with divers things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : John Webster. Edited by Elizabeth M. Brennan"
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy, As it was presented privately at the Black Friars and publiquely at the Globe by the King's Magties servants. The perfect and exact coppy with diverse things printed that the length of the play would not beare in presentment"@en
  • "Duchess of malfi, the"@en
  • "The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy"
  • "The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi ... Adapted from John Webster, etc"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : with a portrait of Miss Glyn"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malti"
  • "La duchesse d'Amalfi : pièce en cinq actes"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : and the white devil"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi a tragedy, in five acts"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi; a play"@en
  • "The tragedy of the dutchesse of Malfy. As it was presented privatly, at the Black-Friers, and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Servants"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi a tragedy in five acts : first played at the theatre in Blackfriars, 1640 : as revived at Sadler's Wells Theatre, Nov. 20, 1850"@en
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy. A tragedy"@en
  • "Duchess of Malfi a tragedy in five acts"@en
  • ""The duchess of Malfi" : John Webster"
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy. a tragedy. As it was approvedly well acted at the Black-Friers, by his Majesties Servants. The perfect and exact copy, with divers things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment. Written by Iohn Webster"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi, a play. Edited with a pref., notes and glossary by C. Vaughan"@en
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy A tragedy. As it was approvedly well acted at the Black-Friers, by his Majesties Servants. The perfect and exact copy, with divers things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment. Written by Iohn Webster"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : John Webster"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi : John Webster"
  • "The Duchess of Malfi: a tragedy in five acts"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi a tragedy in five acts"@en
  • "The Duchess of Malfi a tragedy in five acts"
  • "La duchesse d'Amalfi"
  • "La duchesse d'Amalfi"@en
  • "La duchessa di Malfi"@it
  • "La duchessa di Malfi"
  • "La Duchesse d'Amalfi / Suivi de : La Vénitienne : Comédie en cinq actes d'un auteur vénitien anonyme du XVIe s. ; La Venexiana : adapt. française Michel Arnaud. Paris, Il Teatrino, 19 déc. 1978"
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy : As it was presented priuatly, at the Black-Friers; and publiquely at the Globe, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants. The perfect and exact coppy, with diuerse things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment. VVritten by Iohn Webster"
  • "La Duchesse d'Amalfi : pièce en cinq actes"
  • "The duchess of Malfi John Webster"
  • "La Duchesse d'Amalfi ; pièce en cinq actes"
  • "The Dutchesse of Malfy : a tragedy : as it was approvedly well acted at the Black-friers, by His Maiesties servants : the perfect and exact copy, with divers things printed, that the length of the play would not beare in the presentment"@en
  • "The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy : 1623"

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