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Item Details
Title:
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'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE
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By: |
John Ford |
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Electronic book text |
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£2.34 |
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ISBN 10: |
1105541878 |
ISBN 13: |
9781105541872 |
Publisher: |
LULU.COM |
Pub. date: |
16 February, 2012 |
Synopsis: |
'Tis Pity She's a Whore is a tragedy written by John Ford. It was likely first performed between 1629 and 1633, by Queen Henrietta's Men at the Cockpit Theatre. The play was first published in 1633, in a quarto printed by Nicholas Okes for the bookseller Richard Collins. Ford dedicated the play to John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough and Baron of Turvey. The play's treatment of the subject of incest made it one of the most controversial works in English literature. The play was entirely omitted from an 1831 collected edition of Ford's plays; its title has often been changed to something euphemistic such as Giovanni and Annabella or 'Tis Pity or The Brother and Sister. Until well into the twentieth century, critics were usually harsh in their condemnations. The subject matter offended them, as did Ford's failure to condemn his protagonist. "Instead of stressing the villainy, |
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US |
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Lulu.com |
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Non-returnable |
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