Ford: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore: John Ford - Brossura

White, Martin

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ISBN 10: 0230242995 ISBN 13: 9780230242999

Casa editrice: Red Globe Press, 2012

Riassunto

'Tis Pity She's a Whore is one of the most controversial plays ever staged in the English theatre. In this illuminating Handbook, Martin White:
· offers an in-depth, moment-by-moment analysis of the play, looking at how it might be performed on stage
· provides vital contextual material on John Ford's social and literary influences
· reconstructs the play's performances in Ford's own time and examines later stage, television and film productions
· guides the reader through the often heated critical and theatrical responses to the dramatic work.

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Descrizione del libro:

An essential student guide to the text, context and performance possibilities of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, one of the most popular plays by a contemporary of Shakespeare

L'autore:

MARTIN WHITE Professor of Theatre at the University of Bristol, UK. He has directed many plays at Bristol and has worked as an advisor to the Globe reconstruction in London, and to the RSC. His previous publications include the volume on A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Shakespeare Handbooks series.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Red Globe Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0230242995
• ISBN 13: 9780230242999
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 172