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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 822.3
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HopkinsLisa <1962->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Tis pity she's a whore
• ISBN: 1-282-87431-4; 9786612874314; 1-4411-3755-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459101803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum Renaissance drama.