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UNINA9910785362803321 |
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Titolo |
'Tis pity she's a whore : a critical guide / / edited by Lisa Hopkins |
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London, England : , : Continuum, , 2010 |
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London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020 |
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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 (xii, 193 pages) |
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Collana |
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Continuum Renaissance drama |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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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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