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´Tis Pity She´s a Whore and Other Plays
John Ford
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Description for ´Tis Pity She´s a Whore and Other Plays
Paperback. "First published as a World's Classics paperback 1995"--T.p. verso. Editor(s): Lomax, Marion. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Ford wrote darkly about sexual and political passion, despair, thwarted ambition, and incest. This selection also shows his ability to portray the poignancy of love as well as write entertaining comedy and create convincing roles for women. His Annabella, Hippolita, Penthea, Calantha, and Katherine Gordon rank among the most dramatically powerful female characters on the post-Shakespearean stage. Setting Ford's earliest surviving independently-written play, The Lover's Melancholy, alongside his three best known works, this edition includes an introduction with sections on each play addressing gender issues, modern relevance, and staging possibilities. Under the General Editorship of Michael Cordner ... Read more
Ford wrote darkly about sexual and political passion, despair, thwarted ambition, and incest. This selection also shows his ability to portray the poignancy of love as well as write entertaining comedy and create convincing roles for women. His Annabella, Hippolita, Penthea, Calantha, and Katherine Gordon rank among the most dramatically powerful female characters on the post-Shakespearean stage. Setting Ford's earliest surviving independently-written play, The Lover's Melancholy, alongside his three best known works, this edition includes an introduction with sections on each play addressing gender issues, modern relevance, and staging possibilities. Under the General Editorship of Michael Cordner ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
303g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199553860
SKU
V9780199553860
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About John Ford
Marion Lomax is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language and Literature, St Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill.
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