The Works of John Webster, Volume 2This is the second volume in the Cambridge edition of the works of John Webster, containing The Devil's Law-Case, A Cure for a Cuckold, and Appius and Virginia. This critical edition preserves the original spelling; incorporates t he most recent editorial scholarship, including valuable information on Webster's share in the collaborative plays; and employs new critical methods and textual theory. In particular, the edition integrates theatrical aspects of the plays with their bibliographical and literary features in a way not previously attempted in a scholarly edition of a Jacobean dramatist. |
Contents
Date | 3 |
Theatrical introduction | 36 |
Textual introduction | 59 |
The Devils LawCase | 75 |
Press variants | 167 |
Commentary | 176 |
Sources | 259 |
Theatrical introduction | 282 |
Press variants | 380 |
Commentary | 387 |
Sources | 439 |
Date | 443 |
Theatrical introduction | 476 |
Textual introduction | 494 |
Press variants | 579 |
Sources | 640 |
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