The Martyred Duchess

Focusing largely on act IV, scene ii, this article discusses the persecution, suffering and death of Webster’s Duchess alongside passages from John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. Foxe’s martyrology was one of the most important books in post-Reformation England, both reflecting and encouraging a crisis of...

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Published inArrêt sur scène / Scene Focus
Main Author Anderson, David K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IRCL (UMR 5186) CNRS/Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 2018
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