The Collected Works of John Ford: Volume IV

by Brian Vickers (Editor)

Overview

Volume IV of the Collected Works of John Ford is the first of two volumes in the series to contain his sole-authored plays. It contains three of his most celebrated plays: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1622), The Lovers' Melancholy (1628), and The Broken Heart (1629), as well as the less well-known The Queen (1629). The volume opens with a general introduction to Ford's work as a sole author by Sir Brian Vickers and each play is given a detailed introduction emphasizing Ford's linguistic creativity and his effective use of the indoor private theatres. Authoritative old-spelling texts, freshly edited from the original quartos with full textual collations, are accompanied by a full commentary on all aspects of the plays, from archaic or obsolete words to classical allusions and historical references to people, places, and social customs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192689399
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	07/20/2023
Series:	Oxford English Texts
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	512
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Sir Brian Vickers has been a University Lecturer in the Cambridge English Department, Professor of English Literature at the University of Zurich, and Professor of English and Renaissance Literature at the ETH Zurich. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
• The Lover's Melancholy
• The Broken Heart
• The Queen