1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785362803321

Titolo

'Tis pity she's a whore : a critical guide / / edited by Lisa Hopkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Continuum, , 2010

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-282-87431-4

9786612874314

1-4411-3755-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 193 pages)

Collana

Continuum Renaissance drama

Classificazione

HI 2235

Altri autori (Persone)

HopkinsLisa <1962->

Disciplina

822.3

Soggetti

Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778756103321

Titolo

High stakes [[electronic resource] ] : testing for tracking, promotion, and graduation / / Jay P. Heubert and Robert M. Hauser, editors ; Committee on Appropriate Test Use ; Board on Testing and Assessment, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-17346-9

1-282-08193-4

9786612081934

0-309-52495-4

0-585-04718-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeubertJay Philip

HauserRobert Mason

Disciplina

371.26/0973

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States

Educational accountability - United States

Education and state - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The study was supported by contract/grant no. ED-98-CO-0005"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Foreword""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""  Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Assessment Policy and Politics""; ""3 Legal Frameworks""; ""4 Tests as Measurements""; ""5 Tracking""; ""6 Promotion and Retention""; ""7 Awarding or Withholding High School Diplomas""; ""8 Students with Disabilities""; ""9 English-Language Learners""; ""10 Use of Voluntary National Test Scores for Tracking, Promotion, or Graduation Decisions""; ""11 Potential Strategies for Promoting Appropriate Test Use""; ""12 Findings and Recommendations""

""  Biographical Sketches""""Index""