John Webster, Tussaud Laureate: The Waxworks in The Duchess of Malfi

ELH ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret E. Owens
Keyword(s):  
John Webster ◽  
The Duchess Of Malfi

The Works of John Webster: An Old-Spelling Critical Edition. Vol. I. The White Devil, the Duchess of Malfi

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 312
Author(s):  
Janette Dillon ◽  
John Webster ◽  
David Gunby ◽  
David Carnegie ◽  
Antony Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Critical Edition ◽  
John Webster ◽  
The Duchess Of Malfi

scholarly journals CHALLENGING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE LAWS IN THE DUCHESS OF MALFI: LOVE OR LONGINGS OR DEFYING PATRIARCHY?

2021 ◽  
pp. 132-137
Author(s):  
Anasuya Adhikari ◽  
Dr. Birbal Saha
Keyword(s):  
John Webster ◽  
Religious Perspective ◽  
Social Conventions ◽  
Marriage Laws ◽  
The Duchess Of Malfi ◽  
Traditional Marriage

The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster speculates into the tradition of Elizabethan marriage, laws regarding marriage, its violation and the consequences it brings. The drama continues to reverberate among today’s audiences because of the majestic appeal of the Duchess and her enterprising tryst at rebuffing the ‘authority of social conventions and norms’. The Duchess has been credited for her attempt and bravery to choose and win over a spouse for love. Wedding, one of the most important moment of a woman’s life, was seen from a completely different perspective, temperament and in a ‘non-secular’ impression. The woman during the Elizabethan age had absolutely no choice in selecting her prospective groom. Women were seen subservient to men. Elizabethan woman were raised to believe that they were inferior to men and that they must abide by ‘the other’s verdicts’. Disobedience was a crime against religion and the consequences were monstrous. Webster uses majestic traits to exemplify the Duchess’ feminine strength of virtuosity and greatness which instil in the modern audience’s empathy and respect for the Duchess. This paper tries to revisit The Duchess of Malfi, decoding these socio-cultural and religious perspective and the ways of the aristocracy used by Webster, contributing to the eventual downfall of the Duchess. This paper also delves deep into documenting Webster’s attempt to portrays her as a tragic heroine and victim of law. KEYWORDS: The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster, Elizabethan marriage laws, Violation of laws, Tragedy

scholarly journals The Works of John Webster, Volume 1. "The White Devil" and "The Duchess of Malfi"

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-79
Author(s):  
David Gunby (book editor) ◽  
David Carnegie (book editor) ◽  
Anthony Hammond (book editor) ◽  
R. B. Parker (review author)
Keyword(s):  
John Webster ◽  
The Duchess Of Malfi

scholarly journals John Webster and the Dead: Reading the Duchess of Malfi's Eschatology

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Marche
Keyword(s):  
John Webster ◽  
The Dead ◽  
The Duchess Of Malfi

Il n'y a pas un moment de cette pièce de théâtre qui ne soit marqué par la tradition eschatologique. Les perspectives relatives à la fin de l'histoire sous-tendent les sombres incertitudes présentes dans la pièce. Une stratégie en trois étapes est nécessaire pour dégager la signification de la mort dans The Duchess of Malfi. Premièrement, nous devons examiner les multiples significations des références de Webster à la fin du monde, du point de vue de l'interaction entre les allusions ironiques et/ou sincères à l'eschatologie; ce qui peut être fait le plus clairement par une comparaison avec les pièces eschatologiques précédentes, telles que The White Devil. Deuxièmement, l'eschatologie de Webster, qui se trouve au coeur du programme dramatique de la pièce The Duchess of Malfi, doit être considérée dans le contexte historique du discours eschatologique de l'époque. Enfin, à l'aide de ces observations, la source de la force tragique unique de Webster peut être retracée dans sa conception de l'ineffable jugement, en particulier à travers les images qu'il offre de la résurrection des morts, une des composantes fondamentales de la vision eschatologique de la pièce The Duchess of Malfi.

The Works of John Webster, vol. 1: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi.

1997 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Kathryn Murphy Anderson ◽  
John Webster ◽  
David Gunby ◽  
David Carnegie ◽  
Antony Hammond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
John Webster ◽  
The Duchess Of Malfi

The Works of John Webster: The White Devil and the Duchess of Malfi.

1997 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 906
Author(s):  
Kathryn Murphy Anderson ◽  
John Webster ◽  
David Gunby ◽  
David Carnegie ◽  
Anthony Hammond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
John Webster ◽  
The Duchess Of Malfi
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