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John Webster

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English dramatist (1578-1634)

WritersLived 1578 to 1634 · aged 56
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John Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often seen as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. His life and career overlapped with Shakespeare's.

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Writers
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Lived 1578 to 1634 · aged 56
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