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  • Webster & Tourneur
    Cyril Tourneur / John Addington Symonds / John Webster
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Webster & Tourneur pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Experience the dark heart of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama with this collection of masterworks by John Webster and Cyril Tourneur. 'Webster & Tourneur: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, The Atheist’s ...
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    32,74 €

  • The Duchess of Malfi
    John Webster
    A dark and gripping tale of power, corruption, and forbidden love.In The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster crafts a tragic drama centered on a widowed duchess who defies her controlling brothers by choosing love on her own terms. Her secret marriage sets off a chain of betrayal, madness, and ruthless revenge.Rich in poetic language and intense emotion, Webster’s play explores them...
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    16,85 €

  • The displaying of supposed witchcraft
    John Webster
    A flicker of candlelight, a whisper on the wind-seventeenth-century England was a world where superstition clashed with reason, and the shadows teemed with suspicion. In this remarkable early modern witchcraft treatise, scepticism about witch trials takes centre stage, challenging the fevered imaginations and dark accusations that shaped an era. Far from the sensational tales s...
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    26,07 €

  • The Duchess of Malfi
    John Webster
    John Webster was a later contemporary of Shakespeare, and The Duchess of Malfi, Webster’s best known play, is considered among the best of the period. It appears to have been first performed in 1612-13 at the Blackfriars before moving on to the larger and more famous Globe Theatre, and was later published in 1623.The play is loosely based on a real Duchess of Amalfi, a widow wh...
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    22,36 €

  • The West Coast Republics of South America
    John Ritchie / Kenneth G. Grubb / Webster E. Browning
    'The West Coast Republics of South America' offers a comprehensive survey of the political, social, and religious landscapes of Chile, Peru, and Bolivia during the early 20th century. This collaborative work by Webster E. Browning, John Ritchie, and Kenneth G. Grubb provides an in-depth analysis of the development and challenges facing these three Andean nations. The text explo...
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    20,98 €

  • The Rough, the Smooth and the Quirky
    John Webster
    In a world grappling with complexity and contradiction, The Rough, the Smooth and the Quirky: Poems for a Complicated World by Oxford-based Anglo-Scottish poet John Webster offers a bold and lyrical response. This compelling collection ventures into contested terrain, guided by the belief that poetry can illuminate difficult truths and foster meaningful dialogue.From a pointed ...
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    11,30 €

  • The Duchess of Malfi
    John Webster
    Step into the haunting world of John Webster’s 'The Duchess of Malfi,' a Jacobean tragedy that has captivated audiences for centuries. Once out of print for decades, this powerful tale of royal intrigue, dark romance, and moral corruption is now republished by Alpha Editions, restored for today s and future generations. At its heart, 'The Duchess of Malfi' explores themes of fa...
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    16,85 €

  • The White Devil
    John Webster
    Unveil the dark intricacies of human nature with 'The White Devil,' a masterful revenge tragedy by John Webster, now revitalized by Alpha Editions. This gripping tale of love, betrayal, and moral ambiguity plunges readers into the heart of 17th-century Jacobean drama, where the lines between good and evil blur in a mesmerizing dance of psychological depth.At its core, 'The Whit...
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    15,26 €

  • Webster & Tourneur
    John Webster and Cyril Tourneur
    Unlock the dark allure of the Jacobean stage with 'Webster & Tourneur,' a masterful collection of plays that have captivated audiences for centuries. Once lost to time, this extraordinary work has been meticulously restored and republished by Alpha Editions, making it available for today s and future generations. Dive into the haunting worlds crafted by John Webster and Cyril T...
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    23,96 €

  • Webster & Tourneur
    Cyril Tourneur / John Addington Symonds / John Webster
    Experience the dark heart of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama with this collection of masterworks by John Webster and Cyril Tourneur. 'Webster & Tourneur: The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi, The Atheist’s Tragedy, The Revenger’s Tragedy' showcases the power and artistry of English Renaissance drama, offering a glimpse into a world of intrigue, ambition, and revenge.These plays...
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    28,05 €

  • The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft
    John Webster
    Delve into the heart of historical debates surrounding witchcraft with John Webster’s 'The displaying of supposed witchcraft.' This meticulously prepared print edition offers a fascinating glimpse into early modern perspectives on the supernatural, the occult, and demonology. Webster’s work provides insights into the intense period of witch hunts and the era’s prevailing belief...
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    26,21 €

  • The White Devil
    John Webster
    The White Devil delves into the destructive effects of power, ambition, and betrayal in a world where moral corruption is prevalent. The play examines the destructive nature of desire, highlighting the tragic downfall of characters driven by personal vendettas and ambitions. At the core of the narrative is a web of deceit, murder, and manipulation that unravels as the character...
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    12,26 €

  • The Rime of the Asian Highway
    John Munro Webster
    The overland route to India - the trek that loomed large in a generation’s consciousness.John Webster, with his indomitable girlfriend, was one of those who made the trip in the early 1970s. He now brings it to life in an easy-going verse narrative that opens windows onto, and create understandings of a series of cultures, some now out of reach. The reader is immersed in the si...
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    10,36 €

  • The Closest Thing in History
    John Munro Webster
    ’The Closest Thing in History’ brings the eras of the Romantics and The Beatles together, arguing that The Beatles were a kind of exploded version of the quartet Keats, Byron, Leigh Hunt and Shelley. Opening by laying lout some broad similarities between them, John Webster first examines how the two groups’ early mentors, William Wordsworth and Elvis Presley and William Wordswo...
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    11,40 €

  • The Duchess of Malfi
    John Webster
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    10,56 €

  • THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
    John Webster
    The Duchess of Malfi is a Jacobean revenge tragedy written by English dramatist John Webster in 1612-1613. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then later to a larger audience at The Globe, in 1613-1614.Published in 1623, the play is loosely based on events that occurred between 1508 and 1513 surrounding Giovanna d’Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi (d. 1511), w...
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    16,55 €

  • Accidentally Well
    John Webster
    It started like any other day, but this time when I looked in the bathroom mirror, I paused to take more than a fleeting glance. I hardly recognized myself. How did I gain so much weight? How did I let this happen? My happy family, work and social life operated as blinders. It was easy to overlook physical health. Not anymore. Something had to change. I ate nutritious food and ...
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    21,33 €

  • The White Devil
    John Webster
    This fully re-edited, modernised play text is accompanied by insightful commentary notes, while its lively introduction explains why Webster’s interests in complex female lead characters and questions of social tension related to sexuality, gender, race, and law and equity - unusual for the play’s time - have led to its increasing relevance for modern audiences and readers. Exp...
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    18,54 €

  • The Duchess of Malfi
    John Webster
    The Duchess of Malfi is a dark and gripping Jacobean tragedy penned by John Webster in the early 17th century. The play follows the courageous Duchess, a young widow who boldly chooses to remarry for love against the will of her powerful brothers. Her defiance sets off a chain of deadly intrigue, betrayal, and revenge that explores themes of power, corruption, madness, and mort...
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    18,92 €

  • The Physiological Measurement Handbook
    John G. Webster
    This handbook describes the use of instruments and techniques for practical measurements required in medicine. It covers sensors, techniques, hardware, and software as well as processing systems, automatic data acquisition, reduction and analysis, and their incorporation for diagnosis. Suitable for both instrumentation designers and users, the b ...
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    97,56 €

  • The Duchess of Malfi
    John Webster
    This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve ...
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    9,07 €

  • The Duchess of Malfi
    John Webster / TBD
    John Webster, (born c. 1580, London, Eng.—died c. 1632), English dramatist whose The White Devil (c. 1609–c. 1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1612/13, published 1623) are generally regarded as the paramount 17th-century English tragedies apart from those of Shakespeare.Little is known of Webster’s life. His preface to Monuments of Honor, his Lord Mayor’s Show for 1624, says h...
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    16,43 €

  • The White Devil
    John Webster / TBD
    John Webster, (born c. 1580, London, Eng.—died c. 1632), English dramatist whose The White Devil (c. 1609–c. 1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1612/13, published 1623) are generally regarded as the paramount 17th-century English tragedies apart from those of Shakespeare.Little is known of Webster’s life. His preface to Monuments of Honor, his Lord Mayor’s Show for 1624, says h...
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    16,46 €

  • The Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays
    John Webster
    John Webster’s “The Duchess of Malfi” is a macabre and tragic play written between 1612 and 1613. Misuse of power, revenge, deception, cruelty, and corruption are among the many themes that run throughout this work. The work is set in the court of Malfi, in reality Amalfi in Italy, and concerns the story of the titular Duchess who is recently widowed and falls in love with Anto...
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    15,66 €

  • Mechanical Variables Measurement - Solid, Fluid, and Thermal
    John G. Webster
    Accuracy in the laboratory setting is key to maintaining the integrity of scientific research. This handy guide helps minimize this pitfall through careful detailing of measurement techniques. Concise yet thorough, Mechanical Variables Measurement-Solid, Fluid, and Thermal describes the use of instruments and methods for practical measurements. The articles provide equations to...
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    135,60 €

  • The White Devil
    John Webster
    Adultery, intrigue, murder, revenge: the densely-packed plot of The White Devil touches on topics that are representative of the atmosphere of Jacobean tragedy. Part tragedy, part satire of a corrupt political world, the play explores the relations of the powerful to the disempowered; the opportunities and constraints of women trying to survive in a male-dominated society; the ...
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    26,97 €

  • God Without Measure
    John Webster
    In this two volume collection of essays, which forms a companion to The Domain of the Word, John Webster brings together studies of a range of topics in dogmatic and moral theology. This first volume, God and the Works of God, treats the themes of God’s inner being and God’s outer acts. After an overall account of the relation between God in himself and the economy of God’s ext...
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    61,73 €

  • God Without Measure
    John Webster
    In this two volume collection of essays, which forms a companion to The Domain of the Word, John Webster brings together studies of a range of topics in dogmatic and moral theology. This first volume, God and the Works of God, treats the themes of God’s inner being and God’s outer acts. After an overall account of the relation between God in himself and the economy of God’s ext...
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    61,57 €

  • A Bibliographical Manual
    John Webster Spargo
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    21,74 €

  • Speech of Mr. Calhoun ...
    Daniel Webster / John Caldwell Calhoun
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    15,51 €


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