'Tis pity she's a whore : a critical guide / edited by Lisa Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hopkins, Lisa, 1962-

Series:

Continuum Renaissance drama.

Continuum Renaissance drama

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Ford, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 193 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Continuum, 2010.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612874314

9781282874312

1282874314

9781441137555

1441137556

OCLC:

676700608