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John Webster
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John Webster (1578–1634) was an English playwright, poet, and writer associated with the English Renaissance theatre. Born in London, he received his education at Merchant Taylors' School. His career in drama began in 1602, and he wrote in the English language. Webster is noted for works including *The White Devil* and *The Duchess of Malfi*. He died in London.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1580?
- Died
- 1625?
- Works
- 123
Top works
- A monvmental colvmne, erected to the liuing memory of the euer-glorious Henry, late prince of Wales ...
- The malcontent
- Die verschiedenen bearbeitungen der novelle von der herzogin von Amalfi des Bandello in den literaturen des XVI. und XVII. jahrhunderts
- Three Jacobean Tragedies ( The Changeling / The Revenger's Tragedy / The White Devil )
- Four Great Elizabethan Plays - Doctor Faustus - the Duchess of Malfi - the Shoemaker's Holiday - Volpone
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Film & TV
Writing
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1578
- Active to
- 1634
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 80
- Total plays
- 363
John Webster (c.1580 – c.1634) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare. Webster's life is obscure, and his date-of-birth and death date are not known. His father, a coach maker also named John Webster, married a blacksmith's daughter named Elizabeth Coates on 4 November 1577, and it is likely that Webster
Recent publications · Crossref
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Quotes
- “Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burn brightest, old linen wash whitest? Old soldiers, sweethearts, are surest, and old lovers are soundest.”
- “I saw him going the way of all flesh.”
- “Vain the ambition of kingsWho seek by trophies and dead thingsTo leave a living name behind,And weave but nets to catch the wind.”
- “Condemn you me for that the duke did love me?So may you blame some fair and crystal riverFor that some melancholic, distracted manHath drown'd himself in 't.”
- “Glories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright,But look'd too near have neither heat nor light.”
- “Call for the robin redbreast and the wren,Since o'er shady groves they hover,And with leaves and flowers do coverThe friendless bodies of unburied men.”
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1578 , London, England
- Died
- c. 1626 (age 53 or 54), London, England
- Spouse
- Sara Peniall
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Encyclopedic overview
John Webster (c. 1578 – c. 1632) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often seen as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. His life and career overlapped with Shakespeare's.
Biography
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