John Webster





John Webster

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John Webster (c.1580 – c.1634) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.


Average rating: 3.57 · 2,504 ratings · 84 reviews · 71 distinct works
The Duchess of Malfi
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 1,908 ratings — published 1623 — 54 editions
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The Duchess of Malfi and Ot...
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The White Devil
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1612 — 28 editions
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Three Plays: The White Devi...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1973
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Eberhard Jungel: An Introdu...
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1986
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1977 — 4 editions
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Word and Church: Essays in ...
4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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Management and Welfare of F...
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The White Devil and the Duc...
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“Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust
Like diamonds we are cut with our own dust”
John Webster

“Cover her face. Mine eyes dazzle. She died young.”
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

“بخت به راستی یک روسپی است:اگر بخششی کند ذره ذره می دهد تا یکباره باز ستاند.”
John Webster

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