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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814744503321

Titolo

'Tis pity she's a whore : 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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 193 pages)

Collana

Continuum Renaissance drama

Classificazione

HI 2235

Altri autori (Persone)

HopkinsLisa <1962->

Disciplina

822.3

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

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