The Collected Works of John Ford Volume IV

Volume IV of the Collected Works of John Ford is the first of two volumes in the series to contain his sole-authored plays. It contains three of his most celebrated plays: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1622), The Lovers' Melancholy (1628), and The Broken Heart (1629), as well as the less well-known The Queen (1629). The volume opens with a general introduction to Ford's work as a sole author by Sir Brian Vickers and each play is given a detailed introduction emphasizing Ford's linguistic creativity and his effective use of the indoor private theatres. Authoritative old-spelling texts, freshly edited from the original quartos with full textual collations, are accompanied by a full commentary on all aspects of the plays, from archaic or obsolete words to classical allusions and historical references to people, places, and social customs.

Brian Vickers, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, University of London

Sir Brian Vickers has been a University Lecturer in the Cambridge English Department, Professor of English Literature at the University of Zurich, and Professor of English and Renaissance Literature at the ETH Zurich. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Introduction, Brian Vickers
'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Edited by Katsuhiko Nogami and Brian Vickers
The Lover's Melancholy, Edited by Tom Cain
The Broken Heart, Edited by Lisa Hopkins
The Queen, Edited by Eleanor Lowe and Martin Wiggins