The Crime of Marriage: Arbella Stuart and The Duchess of Malfi

Many historical critics contend that Jacobean audiences, unlike modern audiences, would have condemned the Duchess of Malfi's marriage. Because the circumstances surrounding the marriage of the Lady Arbella Stuart parallel those of John Webster's Duchess, contemporary responses to Stuart&#...

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Main Author: Steen, Sara Jayne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 1991
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1991, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-76
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