Ford: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

''Tis Pity She''s a Whore 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 John 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>

Product details

• Authors: Jerry White, Martin White
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.05.2012
• EAN: 9780230242982
• ISBN: 978-0-230-24298-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Shakespeare Handbooks; Shakespeare Handbooks (Hardcov; Shakespeare Handbooks; Shakespeare Handbooks (Hardcov
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; B, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Early Modern and Renaissance Literature, Literature, Modern