| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 193 pages) |
| Series |
Continuum Renaissance drama |
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Continuum Renaissance drama.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. The critical backstory / Lisa Hopkins -- Ch. 2. The performance history / Kate Wilkinson -- Ch. 3. The state of the art / Sandra Clark -- Ch. 4. New directions : fatal attraction : desire, anatomy and death in 'Tis pity she's a whore / Catherine Silverstone -- Ch. 5. New directions : identifying the real whore of Parma / Corinne S. Abate -- Ch. 6. New directions : the confessional identities of 'Tis pity she's a whore / Gillian Woods -- Ch. 7. New directions : the deconstructing 'Tis pity? : Derrida, Barthes and Ford / Mark Houlahan -- Ch. 8. New directions : 'Tis pity she's a whore and the space of the stage / Lisa Hopkins -- Ch. 9. A survey of resources / Rhonda Lemke Sanfrod |
| Summary |
John Ford's tragedy 'Tis Pity She's A Whore was first performed between 1629 and 1633 and since then its themes of incest, love versus duty and forbidden passion have made it a widely studied and performed, if controversial, play. This guide offers students an introduction to its critical and performance history, including TV and film adaptations. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays. Finally, a guide to critical, web-based and production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further indiv |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ford, John, 1586-approximately 1640. 'Tis pity she's a whore.
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| SUBJECT |
Ford, John (Schriftsteller). 'Tis pity shees a whore. swd |
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'Tis pity she's a whore (Ford, John) fast |
| Subject |
Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800.
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hopkins, Lisa, 1962-
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| LC no. |
2010292394 |
| ISBN |
9781441137555 |
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1441137556 |
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1282874314 |
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9781282874312 |
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9781623563240 |
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1623563240 |
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9786612874314 |
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6612874317 |
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