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- Title
Ungovernable Passion in John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.
- Authors
Davey, Kibrina
- Abstract
The article explores to what extent passion is presented as governable in "Tis Pity She's a Whore," playwright John Ford's famous play about an incestuous passion between Giovanni and his sister Annabella. Topics covered include the reading of the play in conjunction with religious and philosophical tracts on the passions from the period, material factors which affect the playwright's portrayal of passion as governable or ungovernable, and criticism on the early modern passions.
- Subjects
TIS Pity She's a Whore (Play); DRAMA criticism; FORD, John, 1586-ca. 1640; EMOTIONS in literature; INCEST in literature
- Publication
Early Modern Literary Studies, 2017, Issue 26, p1
- ISSN
1201-2459
- Publication type
Article