Webster And Ford

Author : Rowland Wymer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780333567388
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Webster and Ford written by Rowland Wymer and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reputation of Webster and Ford is based on a handful of tragedies which display extreme situations and emotional intensity. Productions since 1945 have helped to vindicate the enthusiastic judgement of 19th-century Romantic critics and demonstrated that these plays retain their capacity to disturb audiences, arousing strong responses of both horror and pity. The author outlines the careers of both dramatists and illuminates the Jacobean and Caroline theatre contexts. It includes a detailed analysis of six plays, emphasizing their emotional power and theatrical effectiveness, and makes frequent references to modern performances. The plays considered include The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.

Author : John Webster
Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780460018999
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Webster and Ford written by John Webster and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1972-02-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Webster
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
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Download or read book Webster and Ford written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Webster
Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
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Download or read book Webster and Ford's Play written by John Webster and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1953-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Webster
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ISBN 13 : 9780404146283
Total Pages : 336 pages
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Download or read book Plays written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rowland Wymer
Publisher : English Dramatists S.
ISBN 13 : 9780333567388
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Webster and Ford written by Rowland Wymer and published by English Dramatists S.. This book was released on 1995 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reputation of Webster and Ford is based on a handful of tragedies which display extreme situations and emotional intensity. Productions since 1945 have helped to vindicate the enthusiastic judgement of 19th-century Romantic critics and demonstrated that these plays retain their capacity to disturb audiences, arousing strong responses of both horror and pity. The author outlines the careers of both dramatists and illuminates the Jacobean and Caroline theatre contexts. It includes a detailed analysis of six plays, emphasizing their emotional power and theatrical effectiveness, and makes frequent references to modern performances. The plays considered include The White Devil, The Duchess of Malfi and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.

Author : John Webster
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plays by Webster and Ford written by John Webster and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 336 pages
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Download or read book Webster and Ford written by and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Ford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134944489
Total Pages : 167 pages
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Download or read book 'Tis Pity She's A Whore written by John Ford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-07-13 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has seen a revival of interest in John Ford and especially 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, his tragedy of religious scepticism, incestuous love, and revenge. This text in particular has provided a focus for scholarship as well as being the subject of a number of major theatrical productions. Simon Barker guides the reader through the full range of previous interpretations of the play; moving from an overview of traditional readings he goes on to enlarge upon new questions that have arisen as a consequence of critical and cultural theory.

Author : John Ford
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 014139224X
Total Pages : 640 pages
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Download or read book The Duchess of Malfi, The White Devil, The Broken Heart and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore written by John Ford and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These four plays, written during the reigns of James I and Charles I, took revenge tragedy in dark and ambiguous new directions. In The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil, John Webster explores the role of women and the problems of power, sex and corruption in the Italian court, creating two unforgettable anti-heroines. In The Broken Heart, John Ford questions the value of emotional repression as his characters attempt to subdue their desires and hatreds in ancient Greece. Finally, Ford's masterpiece 'Tis Pity She's a Whore explores the taboo theme of incest and forbidden lust in a daring reworking of Romeo and Juliet. Jane Kingsley-Smith has edited the plays from the earliest quartos and added invaluable editorial material, including explanatory glosses and a new introduction that discusses how the playwrights explored issues around women, sex, power and violence. JOHN WEBSTER was born in about 1578 in London. He studied law at the Middle Temple before embarking on a career in the theatre, collaborating on many plays with contemporary dramatists. But it was his two solo-authored tragedies, The White Devil (1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (1614), which sealed his reputation. He died in the 1630s. JOHN FORD was born in 1586 in Devon. His early career was wholly concerned with poetry and philosophical works, and it was not until the 1620s that he began collaborating on stage plays. In the late 1620s, he began writing alone, producing the eight plays on which his reputation would be based, including The Broken Heart (1620) and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (c.1630). Nothing more is known of Ford after the performance of his last play in 1638. JANE KINGSLEY-SMITH completed her PhD at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon and is the author of two monographs: Shakespeare's Drama of Exile (2003) and Cupid in Early Modern Literature and Culture (2010). She is a Reader at Roehampton University, London, and a regular guest speaker at Shakespeare's Globe.