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Download the complete text of The Duchess of Malfi.
- At this site maintained by the Student Centred Computing division of Queen's University (that's in Kingston, Ontario...not New York!), you can find John Webster's text available for free downloadi
ng. There are no line numbers or helpful footnotes, but it is free!
Producing this play? Break a leg!
- You can order a video designed especially for you: "Producing the Play: The Duchess of Malfi" is available from the Division of Educational Technology at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. It
runs nearly twenty minutes long and is sure to provide some helpful advice on staging this classic play. Don't forget to e-mail us invitations to the cast party!
Are you spending too much time watching tv?
- If you answered "yes," then perhaps you should visit Claus-P. Buechmann's English 03 class at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Your assignment is due in two weeks...now get to work
!
It's not over till the....
- For those of you with an interest in music, Susan Kaczmarczik presents her essay titled "A Throat Cut with Diamonds." She explores "the parallels between the downfall of the Duch
ess of Malfi and the development of the prima donna's role in Italian opera." Sounds pretty cool, huh?
Virginia Woolf was one hip woman.
- If you don't believe us, read this excerpt from A Room of One's Own. This commentary on women in literature is brought to you courtesy of Andrew M. Stauffer
's teaching portfolio at the University of Virginia.
Want even more links?
- The Voice of the Shuttle is a web page dedicated to humanities research.
The Renaissance
and 17th Century page is chock-full of web-based references!
Think you were simply born too late?
- If you'd like to see what life was like during the Renaissance,
visit
The Unofficial
Guide to the Georgia Renaissance Faire, one of many websites dedicated
to the festivals that take place all over the country recreating those
fascinating times. Also, you can fill up your recipe box at The Medieval/Renaissance Food
Homepage or Cariadoc's Miscellany: Drinks.
Inspired to read more?
- David Newell of the University of Glasgow's School of English and Scottish Language and Literature has compiled a list of suggested reading for John Webster.
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