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English dramatist (1578-1634)

Also known as: Джон Уэбстер, جون ويبستر, 존 웹스터, ジョン・ウェブスター

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Known works

  • Selected plays (1933)
  • The white devil
  • The archs of triumph erected in honor of the high and mighty prince James the First of that name
  • The Duchess of Malfi (1964)
  • Deorum dona