Ford: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

This introductory guide to one of Ford's most read and performed plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading.

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'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.