The malcontent / John Marston ; with additions by John Webster ; edited by W. David Kay.

xl, 135 p. ; 20 cm.

The Malcontent is a tragicomedy deriving from the tradition of the revenge play. The verbal ingenuity of Malevole, the "malcontent", and the extravagance of the drama, push the relentlessness of intrigue to its logical conclusion, exposing the basically comic aspect of the genre. The conventional function of the climactic masque is inverted, leading to the essential resolution of the comedy.

5 acts ; prologue ; epilogue ; 11m, 5w, extras.

0713642882

D M3742m 1998