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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459101803321

Titolo

'Tis pity she's a whore [[electronic resource] ] : a critical guide / / edited by Lisa Hopkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010

ISBN

1-282-87431-4

9786612874314

1-4411-3755-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Continuum Renaissance drama

Altri autori (Persone)

HopkinsLisa <1962->

Disciplina

822.3

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-185) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Introduction; Timeline; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Critical Backstory; Chapter 2 The Performance History; Chapter 3 The State of the Art; Chapter 4 New Directions: Fatal Attraction: Desire, Anatomy and Death in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore; Chapter 5 New Directions: Identifying the Real Whore of Parma; Chapter 6 New Directions: The Confessional Identities of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore; Chapter 7 New Directions: The Deconstructing 'Tis Pity?: Derrida, Barthes and Ford; Chapter 8 New Directions: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore and the Space of the Stage; Chapter 9 A Survey of Resources

BibliographyNotes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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