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In The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster reworked the idea of a female tragic protagonist explored in his earlier and less well-received play The White Devil. In the play, which is still much performed today, Webster addresses questions of court corruption, political scandal and the most important issue of the status of women in Jacobean England. This well chosen selection of essays looks at many of the issues that are raised by The Duchess of Malfi, including marriage and morality, sexual politics and female sexuality, providing thought-provoking analyses of this quintessential Jacobean tragedy.
DYMPNA CALLAGHAN is Associate Professor of English and Textual Studies at Syracuse University in the USA.
AcknowledgementsGeneral Editors' PrefaceIntroduction; D. CallaghanThe Duchess of Malfi: Tyranny and Spectacle in Jacobean Drama; K. S. Coddon'Neither Maid, Widow, nor Wife': Rhetoric of the Woman Controversy in The Duchess of Malfi; C. DesmetDeath on Stage, Death of the Stage: The Antitheatricality of The Duchess of Malfi; A. HendersonDefining/Confining the Duchess: Negotiating the Female Body in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi; T. A. JanowskiDrama and Sexual Politics: The Case of Webster's Duchess; K. McLuskieThe Heroics of Marriage in Renaissance Tragedy; M. B. RoseDominance of the Typical and The Duchess of Malfi; S. WellsSexual and Social Mobility in The Duchess of Malfi; F. WhighamThe Moral Design of The Duchess of Malfi; R. S. WhiteFurther ReadingNotes on ContributorsIndex.