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John Ford - 'Tis Pity She's A Whore (Arden Early Modern Drama) - 9781904271505 - V9781904271505
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'Tis Pity She's A Whore (Arden Early Modern Drama)

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Description for 'Tis Pity She's A Whore (Arden Early Modern Drama) Paperback. Editor(s): Massai, Sonia. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama. Num Pages: 267 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.

A fully modernised, annotated edition of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Ford's controversial tragedy of sibling incest and complex revenge plots. As with all Arden editions, detailed on-page commentary notes help the student understand and appreciate the play both in performance and as a many layered literary text.



The lengthy, illustrated introduction offers a wealth of critical and contextual information about the play, and explores its theme of incest from an early modern perspective. Sonia Massai reveals the startling originality of the play, which is far more than a dark rewriting of Romeo and Juliet, and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Arden Shakespeare London
Number of pages
267
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Arden Early Modern Drama
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904271505
SKU
V9781904271505
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-8

About John Ford
Sonia Massai is Reader in Shakespeare Studies at King's College, London.

Reviews for 'Tis Pity She's A Whore (Arden Early Modern Drama)
...well up to the gold standard set by the Arden Shakespeare
Nicholas Robins
Times Literary Supplement
In a world dominated by men and religion, [Annabella's] body is something over which men barter, and Giovanni's passion is only sated by absolute possessionof his sister's heart.
Lyn Gardner, Guardian, 28.9.10
Rich in its setting up of a ... Read more

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