John Webster

John Webster (c. 1580–c. 1632) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his masterpieces The White Devil (c. 1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1613–14), regarded as paramount 17th-century tragedies apart from Shakespeare's. Born in London to a coachmaker, he collaborated with playwrights like Dekker and Middleton before producing his independent tragic works exploring themes of corruption, murder, and complex human struggles.[1][2]

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