Introduction

''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