John Webster
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John Webster was a prominent Jacobean dramatist best known for his dark, complex tragedies such as "The Duchess of Malfi" and "The White Devil."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Webster canonical | 10 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jacobean dramatist
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dramatist ⓘ person ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ playwright ⓘ tragedy ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Jacobean era
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| author |
John Webster
self-linksurface differs
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John Webster self-linksurface differs ⓘ John Webster self-linksurface differs ⓘ John Webster self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
John Ford
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Thomas Dekker ⓘ William Rowley ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| floruit | early 17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
revenge tragedy
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tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century theatre
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modernist dramatists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex characterisation
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dark tragedies ⓘ violent and macabre themes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
English Renaissance drama
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English Renaissance drama ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean theatre
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| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Devil's Law-Case
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The Duchess of Malfi ⓘ The White Devil ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
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playwright ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| wrote |
Appius and Virginia
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The Devil's Law-Case ⓘ The Duchess of Malfi ⓘ The White Devil ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Duchess of Malfi
subject surface form:
The White Devil
subject surface form:
The Devil's Law-Case
subject surface form:
Appius and Virginia