'Tis Pity She's A Whore: John Ford
, by Barker,SimonNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780415049474 | 0415049474
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 4/17/1997
The latest in theRoutledge English Textsseries,'Tis Pity She's a Whoreis John Ford's tragic tale of religious skepticism, incest, and revenge. Edited by Simon Barker, this critical edition explores the larger realm of early seventeenth-century theater and seeks to de- center Shakespeare as the only valid voice of the period. This edition of the play is worked afresh from the Quarto. 'Tis Pity She's A Whoreincludes an introduction, complete notes, and a critical essay encompassing the fields of early Stuart theater, the sources and influences of John Ford, a critical history of the play, and an analysis of modern interpretations based on the issues of gender and sexuality.