The Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays

This volume offers John Webster's two great Jacobean tragedies, The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, together with his brilliant tragicomedy, The Devil's Law-Case, and the comedy written with William Rowley, A Cure for a Cuckold. All four plays display the provocative intelligence of a profoundly original playwright.

A critical introduction defends Webster against charges of over-indulgence in violence, and explores his sophisticated staging and scenic forms.