Scholars of Elizabethan English literature offer some insights into John Webster’s vicious and complex play for students, teachers teaching it, and for candidates studying for a board exam that
requires understanding it. They cover the critical backstory, The White Devil in performance, The White Devil: the state of the art, ritual dissonance, unbridled selfhood--Webster’s uses of
Calvin and Montaigne, boy prince and Venetian courtesan--political critique, the look of love--pornography and The White Devil’s ＂terrible vision,＂ and pedagogy and resources: the Devil is in
the details. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
