The Duchess of Malfi by Frank Kermode - ISBN: 9780679642435
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Sex, violence, morality, and honor collide in these Jacobean masterpieces.

The Duchess of Malfi

Seven Masterpieces of Jacobean Drama

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  • Paperback

    688 pages

  • Release Date

    15 May 2005

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Summary

Edited and Introduced by Frank Kermode, this Modern Library trade paperback original is the most comprehensive collection of Jacobean drama on the market.

Edited and with an Introduction by Frank Kermode

  • A Woman Killed with Kindness by Thomas Heywood
  • Volpone by Ben Jonson
  • The Revenger’s Tragedy by Cyril Tourneur
  • The Maid’s Tragedy by John Fletcher and Francis Beaumont
  • A Chaste Maid in Cheapside by Thomas Middleton

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780679642435
ISBN-10:0679642439
Author:Frank Kermode
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Modern Library Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:688
Edition:annotated edition
Release Date:15 May 2005
Weight:538g
Dimensions:39mm x 133mm x 203mm
Series:Modern Library Classics (Paperback)
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The Duchess of Malfi by Frank Kermode - ISBN: 9780679642435
133 × 203 mm
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A4
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“Frank Kermode is undoubtedly the greatest literary scholar of his generation.”

About The Author

Frank Kermode

Frank Kermode is Britain’s most distinguished scholar of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature. He has written and edited numerous works, including Shakespeare’s Language and The Age of Shakespeare. He has taught at University College, London, and Cambridge University, and has been a visiting professor at Columbia, Harvard, and Yale, among other American institutions. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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