{"product_id":"9781471854040","title":"Duchess of Malfi","description":"The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play written by the \u003cbr\u003eEnglish dramatist John Webster in 1612-13. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then later to a larger audience at The Globe, in 1613-14.\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1623, the play is loosely based on events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513. The Duchess was \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi (d. 1511), whose father, \u003cbr\u003eEnrico d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of \u003cbr\u003eFerdinand I of Naples. As in the play, she secretly married \u003cbr\u003eAntonio Beccadelli di Bologna after the death of her first husband \u003cbr\u003eAlfonso I Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trans-Atlantic Publications, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027343720688,"sku":"9781471854040","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781471854040","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}