The Lover's Melancholy: The Broken Heart ; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore ; Perkin WarbeckFord wrote darkly about sexual and political passion, thwarted ambition, and incest. This selection also shows his ability to portray the poignancy of love as well as to write entertaining comedy and creat concincing roles for women. His Annabella, Hippolita, Pentea, Calantha, and KatherinrGordon rank among the most dramatically powerful female characters on the post-Shakespearean stage. Setting Ford's earliest surviving independently-written play, The Lover's Melancholy, alongside his three best-known works, this edition includes an introduction with sections on each play addressing gender issues, modern relevance, and staging possibilities. Under the General editorship ofMichael Cordner, of the University of York, the texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation, supplemented by detailed annotation. |
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AMETHUS AMYCLAS ANNABELLA ARETUS ARMOSTES BASSANES BERGETTO blood Broken Heart brother CALANTHA Chrystalla CLEOPHILA Clifford CORAX court CROTOLON CUCULUS d'ee DALIELL dare DAUBENEY daughter death DONADO doth DURHAM Enter EROCLEA Euphrania Exeunt Exit eyes fate father favour fear FLORIO Ford's fortunes FRIAR Frion GIOVANNI GRAUSIS GRILLA Grimaldi GRONEAS hath Heaven HENRY Here's HIALAS HIPPOLITA honour hope HUNTLY is't ITHOCLES JAMES John Ford KALA KATHERINE king kiss lady Lemophil Lisa Hopkins live lord Lover's Melancholy marriage MELEANDER MENAPHON mistress NEARCHUS never noble ORGILUS OXFORD PALADOR Parthenophill passion peace PELIAS PENTHEA Perkin Warbeck Philema PHILOTIS PHULAS play Poggio pray prince princess prithee Prophilus PUTANA RHETIAS RICHARDETTO servant sister Sketon SOPHRONOS SORANZO soul speak Surrey sweet TECNICUS THAMASTA thee thine thou art thou hast Tis Pity TROLLIO truth twas URSWICK VASQUES vows Whore Y'are young youth ΙΟ