'Tis Pity She's A Whore
by:
John Ford (author)
Sonia Massai (author)
This is a fully modernized, annotated edition of John Ford's controversial tragedy of sibling incest and complex revenge plots. As with all Arden editions, it features detailed on-page commentary notes to help the reader understand and appreciate the play both in performance and as a many layered...
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This is a fully modernized, annotated edition of John Ford's controversial tragedy of sibling incest and complex revenge plots. As with all Arden editions, it features detailed on-page commentary notes to help the reader understand and appreciate the play both in performance and as a many layered literary text. The comprehensive introduction offers a wealth of critical and contextual information and explores the controversial theme of incest from an early modern perspective. Editor Sonia Massai reveals the startling originality of the play, which is far more than a dark rewriting of Romeo and Juliet, and explores the reasons for the play's enduring appeal to modern audiences.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781904271505 (1904271502)
Publish date: February 15th 2012
Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
Pages no: 296
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Read For School,
Romance,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Tragedy,
17th Century
*2015 Reading Challenge*: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
I hadn’t planned on reading ’Tis Pity She’s A Whore when I saw Elizabeth’s review, though I enjoyed the resulting thread. In fact, at first I thought it was about a new book by this John Ford. The title certainly sounded like something he would write. But Fate had other plans when she revealed an It...
I love a theatrical bloodbath, cursed lovers, revenge.