'Tis Pity She's A Whore
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
'Tis Pity She's A Whore
By (Author) John Ford
Edited by Professor Sonia Massai
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Arden Shakespeare
1st January 2012
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Literary studies: general
822.3
Physical Properties
Hardback
288
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 20mm
413g
Description
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 the reasons for its appeal to modern audiences.
Author Bio
Sonia Massai is Reader in Shakespeare Studies at King's College, London.
