John Ford, John Webster

Broschiertes Buch

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

Beschreibung

Explores the role of women and issues of power, sex and corruption in the Italian court, creating two unforgettable anti-heroines.

Autor

John Webster, John Ford

Produktdetails

• Penguin Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Classics / Penguin US
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 289559
• Critical edition
• Seitenzahl: 640
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780141392233
• ISBN-10: 0141392231
• Artikelnr.: 40742264

Rezensionen

Revenge, hatred, villainy, incest, and murder upon murder are their constant themes . . . and they handle these horrors with little or no moral purpose, save that of exciting and amusing the audience . . . We should call him a madman who allowed his daughters or his servants to see such representations Charles Kingsley