John Ford : 'Tis pity she's a whore / Martin White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Martin, 1947-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare handbooks (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)). Shakespeare's contemporaries

Shakespeare handbooks. Shakespeare's contemporaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ford, John, 1586-approximately 1640. 'Tis pity she's a whore.

Ford, John.

Physical Description:

x, 161 pages ; 21 cm.

Other Title:

'Tis pity she's a whore

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford is one of the most controversial plays ever staged in the English theatre. In this illuminating Handbook Martin White:

offers an in-depth, moment-by-moment analysis, of the play, looking at how it might be performed on stage

provides vital contextual material on Ford's social and literary influences

reconstructs the play's performances in Ford's own time and examines later stage, television and film productions

guides the reader through the often heated critical and theatrical responses to the dramatic work.

The Shakespeare Handbooks are student-friendly introductory guides which offer a new approach to understanding the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in performance. The commentary at the heart of each volume explores the play's theatrical potential, providing an experience as close as possible to seeing it in the theatre. Ideal for students and teachers of Literature and Theatre, as well as actors and directors, the overall aim is to help a reader reach an independent and well-informed view of each play by imagining how it might be rehearsed or performed on stage. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Text and Early Performances 1

2 Commentary: the Play in Performance 10

3 Intellectual and Cultural Context 89

4 Key Productions and Performances 106

5 The Play on Screen 122

6 Critical Assessments 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-156) and index.

ISBN:

9780230242982

0230242987

9780230242999

0230242995

OCLC:

801923887