The selected plays of John Ford
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The selected plays of John Ford
（Plays by Renaissance and Restoration dramatists）
Cambridge University Press, 1986
- : hard
- : pbk
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Contents of Works
- The broken heart
- 'Tis a pity she's a whore
- Perkin Warbeck
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This selection contains the three finest plays of the Stuart dramatist John Ford. The Broken Heart is a classical tragedy of suffering; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Ford's best-known play and one still frequently performed, is a tragic story of limitless ambition and social rivalry expressed in sexual terms; Perkin Warbeck is the last great successor to the history plays of Shakespeare. Together they exemplify the unique tone of Ford's drama, in which passion and gravity are united by a playwright with a poetic sense of theatre. This is the only one-volume selection of Ford's plays now available. The texts are modernised and equipped with notes explaining unfamiliar language and historical references. A general introduction gives a brief biography and bibliography; individual introductions deal with the sources and stage history of each play. Longer notes at the back of the book discuss points of staging and interpretation, and there is a full textual apparatus which makes this edition useful for the scholar as well as the student.
Table of Contents
- 1. The Broken Heart
- 2. 'Tis pity she's a whore
- 3. Perkin Warbeck.
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