{"product_id":"duchess-of-malfi-john-webster-9780486406602","title":"The Duchess of Malfi","description":"The evils of greed and ambition overwhelm love, innocence, and the bonds of kinship in this dark tragedy, first presented circa 1613. John Webster's great Jacobean drama focuses on a secret marriage that strikes the disastrous spark to an inferno of violence. When the Duchess of Malfi marries Antonio, a household steward, her two fiendishly jealous brothers ― hoping to inherit her title and estates ― plant a household spy whose treachery leads to a bloody and horrifying climax. \u003cbr\u003eOften compared to Shakespeare in terms of his dynamic plots and poetic lyricism, Webster created radical, profoundly original works that feature shifting perspectives and thought-provoking challenges to conventional moral judgments. Required reading for courses in seventeenth-century English literature, this provocative masterpiece from the Golden Age of English drama will not only be welcomed by students and teachers of English literature but also a wide audience of general readers.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50268910715073,"sku":"9780486406602","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9780486406602.jpg?v=1779993738","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/duchess-of-malfi-john-webster-9780486406602","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}