'Tis pity she's a whore

'Tis pity she's a whore: a critical guide

by Hopkins, Lisa

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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-b…

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Title Statements

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

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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Continuum
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 193 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781441137555, 1441137556, 1282874314, 9781282874312, 9781623563240, 1623563240, 9786612874314, 6612874317
  • oclc:ocn676700608
  • LC Classification:PR2527
  • Dewey Decimal:822.3

Table of 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.

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Subjects

'Tis pity she's a whore (Ford, John) Aufsatzsammlung DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Ford, John Ford, John (Schriftsteller)

Writers

Hopkins, Lisa

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