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The Duchess of Malfi (originally published as The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy) is a Jacobean revenge tragedy written by English dramatist John Webster in 1612–1613. [1] It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre , then later to a larger audience at The Globe , in 1613–1614.
The Duchess of Malfi is an adaptation by the twentieth-century German dramatist Bertolt Brecht of the English seventeenth-century tragedy of the same name by John Webster. [1] He collaborated with H. R. Hays and Anglo-American poet, W. H. Auden. [2] It was written during Brecht's period of exile in the United States. [2] In premiered in New ...
Giovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi (1478–1510) was an Italian aristocrat, regent of the Duchy of Amalfi during the minority of her son from 1498 until 1510. Her tragic life inspired several works of literature, most notably John Webster 's play, The Duchess of Malfi .
The Duchess of Malfi is an opera in three acts by the British composer Stephen Oliver, based on the eponymous play by John Webster. Oliver originally wrote this opera, his ninth in 1971, at age 21, for a production at the Oxford Playhouse on commission from the Oxford University Opera Club. [ 1 ]
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The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play, written by the English dramatist John Webster and first performed in 1614. The Duchess of Malfi may also refer to: The Duchess of Malfi, 1946, an adaptation by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht; The Duchess of Malfi, 1971, an opera in three acts by British composer Stephen Oliver
1493–1498 Alfonso I Piccolomini, whose wife Giovanna is the title character in The Duchess of Malfi; 1499–1559 Alfonso II Piccolomini; 1559–1575 Cesare I Gonzaga; 1584–1630 Ferrante II Gonzaga; 1642–1656 Ottavio Piccolomini, created by Philip IV; 1656–1673 Enea Silvio Piccolomini
The wording of the dedication – "let it not appear strange, that I do aspire to your patronage" – indicates that Webster was seeking Finch's support rather than responding to support already received. Webster made a similar appeal for support in his dedication of The Duchess of Malfi to George Harding, 8th Baron Berkeley. It is unknown if ...