The Duchess of Malfi was written by English dramatist and contemporary of William Shakespeare, John Webster in 1612-13. The Duke of Amalfi, a ruler of the historic Duchy of Amalfi, is one of the characters in the play. We call this period the Jacobean period of English literature as it coincides with the reign of James I (1603-25). James I coming to the throne, aged 37, marked the end of the Tudor period in England and the beginning of the Stuart period.
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