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Description
'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
Table of Contents
Preface
The Text and Early Performances
Commentary: The Play in Performance
Sources, Intellectual and Cultural Contexts
Key Productions and Performances
The Play on Screen
Critical Assessments
Further Reading
Index.
Product details

Published | May 11 2012 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 176 |
ISBN | 9780230242982 |
Imprint | The Arden Shakespeare |
Dimensions | Not specified |
Series | Shakespeare Handbooks |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |