"First published as a World's Classics paperback 1995"--T.p. verso.
A fully modernized, annotated edition of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Ford's tragedy centred on sibling incest and complex revenge plots. The introduction gives students a wealth of contextual and critical material to help their understanding of this complex drama.
With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature.
Published in 1985: The main plot portrays the bachelor Octavio, Marquis of Siena, and his establishment of his "Bower of Fancies," something like a Platonic academy for... Læs mere
Ford's tragedy, originally printed in 1633, was the first major English play to take as its theme fulfilled incest between brother and sister.
Explores the role of women and issues of power, sex and corruption in the Italian court, creating two unforgettable anti-heroines.
Simon Barker guides the reader through the full range of previous interpretations of the play. This text in particular has provided a major focus for scholarship as well as being the subject of a number of major theatrical productions.