The Duchess of Malfi
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The Duchess of Malfi

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Duchess of Malfi

About this book

The Duchess of Malfi is one of the major tragedies of the
early modern period and remains popular in the theatre as well as in
the classroom. The story of the Duchess's secret marriage and the cruel
revenge of her brothers has fascinated and appalled audiences for
centuries.

This new Arden edition offers readers a comprehensive, illustrated
introduction to the play's historical, critical and performance
history. The text is modernised and edited to the highest scholarly
standards, with textual notes and commentary notes on the same page for
ease of reference.

This is the lead title in the launch of The Arden Early Modern
Drama Series, a series which offers all the depth and quality of
thinking long associated with the Arden. The edition will be valued by
students, teachers and theatre professionals.

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Information

Publisher
The Arden Shakespeare
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781904271512
eBook ISBN
9781408138137
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Drama
Index
Literature
345
APPENDIX 
1
THE 
STORY
OF 
THE 
DUCHESS 
OF
MALFI
The 
second 
Tome
of 
the 
Palace 
of 
Pleasure,
conteyning 
store 
of 
goodly 
Histories, 
Tragicall 
matters, 
and 
other
Mo-
rall
argument
,
very 
re
-
quisite 
for 
delighte
and 
prot.
Chosen 
and 
selected 
out
of
divers 
good 
and 
commen-
dable 
Authors:
By 
William 
Painter, 
Clerke 
of 
the
Ordinance 
and 
Armarie
ANNO.
1567.
Imprinted 
at 
London, 
in
Pater 
Noster 
Rowe, 
by 
Henry 
Bynneman, 
for 
Nicholas
England.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of illustrations
  4. General editors’ preface
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Quarto paratext
  8. THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
  9. Appendix 1: The story of the Duchess of Malfi
  10. Appendix 2: A contemporary werewolf
  11. Appendix 3: Musical setting for the madman’s song, ‘O let us howl’ (4.2.60–71)
  12. Abbreviations and references
  13. Index