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Ford: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (Shakespeare Handbooks)
Martin White
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Description for Ford: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (Shakespeare Handbooks)
Paperback. This introductory guide to one of Ford's most read and performed plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
'Tis Pity She's a Whore is one of the most controversial plays ever staged in the English theatre. In this illuminating Handbook, Martin White: - Offers an in-depth, moment-by-moment analysis of the play, looking at how it might be performed on stage - Provides vital contextual material on John Ford's social and literary influences - Reconstructs the play's performances in Ford's own time and examines later stage, television and film productions - Guides the reader through the often heated critical and theatrical responses to the dramatic work
'Tis Pity She's a Whore is one of the most controversial plays ever staged in the English theatre. In this illuminating Handbook, Martin White: - Offers an in-depth, moment-by-moment analysis of the play, looking at how it might be performed on stage - Provides vital contextual material on John Ford's social and literary influences - Reconstructs the play's performances in Ford's own time and examines later stage, television and film productions - Guides the reader through the often heated critical and theatrical responses to the dramatic work
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Shakespeare Handbooks
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230242999
SKU
V9780230242999
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99-20
About Martin White
MARTIN WHITE Professor of Theatre at the University of Bristol, UK. He has directed many plays at Bristol and has worked as an advisor to the Globe reconstruction in London, and to the RSC. His previous publications include the volume on A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Shakespeare Handbooks series.
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