A Land Dirge
by John Webster

English playwright and poet. He is best known for his two tragedies, The White Devil (1609-12) and The Duchess of Malfi (1612-13), and his tragicomedy The Devil's Law-Case (1617-21). He was a dramatist of great poetic power who is now considered second only to Shakespeare among the playwrights of his day. Another notable work is his poem on the death of Prince Henry, A Monumental Column (1613). He also wrote plays with other dramatists, including Dekker, Rowley, Ford, Fletcher and Marston.