Contents

Acknowledgements

Series Introduction

Timeline

Introduction

Christina Luckyj

Chapter 1   The Critical Backstory

David Gunby

Chapter 2   The Duchess High and Low: A Performance History of The Duchess of Malfi

Roberta Barker

Chapter 3   The State of the Art: Critical Approaches 2000–08

Dympna Callaghan

Chapter 4   Staging Secret Interiors: The Duchess of Malfi as Inns of Court and Anticourt Drama

Curtis Perry and Melissa Walter

Chapter 5   The Duchess’s Marriage in Contemporary Contexts

Leah S. Marcus

Chapter 6   ‘Can this be certain?’: The Duchess of Malfi’s Secrets

Frances E. Dolan

Chapter 7   ‘Greek is Turned Turk’: Catholic Nostalgia in The Duchess of Malfi

Todd Borlik

Chapter 8   A Survey of Resources

Christy Desmet

Bibliography

Notes on Contributors

Index