John Webster 1580 – 1634.

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John Webster 1580 – 1634

Who is John Webster? English Jacobean dramatist Known for his tragedies Often collaborated with other playwrights The White Devil (1612) The Duchess of Malfi

The White Devil Based upon Vittoria Accoramboni First staged at the Red Bull Theatre in 1612 Published 1612 Too unusual

The Duchess of Malfi First performed by the King's Men (1614) Was performed indoors at The Blackfriars Theatre It was published nine years later

Genres and Other Works The devils law case- tragedy/comedy Anything for a Quiet Life with Thomas Middleton (1621)

References Kate O'Connor. (2017). John Webster: A Darker Playwright for Renaissance England. Available: http://writersinspire.org/content/john-webster-darker- playwright-renaissance-england. Last accessed 28th Oct 2017. Dr Derek Dunne. (2017). The Duchess of Malfi: John Webster's Life. Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4Vnk5f33hwsqP bZ0ZJWnKZq/the-duchess-of-malfi-john-websters-life. Last accessed 28th Oct 2017. The British Library. (2017). John Webster. Available: https://www.bl.uk/people/john-webster. Last accessed 28th Oct 2017.