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A Woman Killed With Kindness
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
A Woman Killed With Kindness
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Thomas Heywood
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Edited by Margaret Jane Kidnie
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| Series | Arden Early Modern Drama |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781904271581
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.3 |
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| Illustrations |
14 bw illus
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
The Arden Shakespeare
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| Publication Date |
21 September 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The most studied of Thomas Heywood's plays, A Woman Killed With Kindness explores the boundaries of marital punishment and the moral weight of mercy. This major new edition of this startling domestic tragedy offers the standard, depth and range associated with all Arden editions. The on-page commentary notes explain the language, references and staging issues posed by the text while the lengthy, illustrated introduction offers a lively overview of the play's historical, performance and critical contexts. This is the ideal edition for study and performance.
Author Biography
M. J. Kidnie is a professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She has edited several early modern works of prose and drama, and her research currently centres on live performance and adaptation.
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