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UNINA9910459101803321 |
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Titolo |
'Tis pity she's a whore [[electronic resource] ] : a critical guide / / edited by Lisa Hopkins |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87431-4 |
9786612874314 |
1-4411-3755-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (206 p.) |
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Collana |
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Continuum Renaissance drama |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-185) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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-based and production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further indiv |
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