A prominent dramatist of the Caroline period, John Ford was notable for writing revenge tragedies featuring scenes of austere beauty, insight into human passions and grand poetic diction. His masterpiece âTis Pity Sheâs a Whore concerns controversial themes that engage audiences to this day. Ford also wrote comedies, history plays and tragicomedies, distinguished by highly wrought blank verse and tragically frustrated characters, whose intense desires are frustrated by circumstance. These dramas have cemented his reputation as the most important playwright during the reign of King Charles I. This eBook presents John Fordâs complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Fordâs life and works
* Concise introductions to the major plays
* All the dramas (collaborations and solo plays), with individual contents tables
* Features rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Includes Sir Robert Howardâs play âThe Great Favouriteâ, believed by some to be based on a lost Ford play
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Rare poetry and prose works
* Includes a special âGlossary of Jacobean Languageâ, helping comprehension of the language
* Features a bonus biography â discover Fordâs world
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
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CONTENTS:
The Collaborative Plays
The Laws of Candy (1620)
The Witch of Edmonton (1621)
The Welsh Ambassador (1623)
The Spanish Gypsy (1623)
The Sunâs Darling (1624)
The Fair Maid of the Inn (1626)
The Solo Plays
The Queen (1627)
The Loverâs Melancholy (1628)
The Broken Heart (1629)
âTis Pity Sheâs a Whore (1631)
Loveâs Sacrifice (1632)
Perkin Warbeck (1633)
The Fancies Chaste and Noble (1636)
The Ladyâs Trial (1638)
The Great Favourite, or the Duke of Lerma by Sir Robert Howard (1668)
The Poetry
Fameâs Memorial (1606)
The Monarchs Meeting (1606)
A Funerall Elegye (1612)
Christâs Bloody Sweat (1613)
Shall I Die? (c. 1635)
The Prose
Honor Triumphant (1606)
The Golden Mean (1613)
A Line of Life (1620)
The Biography
John Ford by Adolphus William Ward
Glossary of Jacobean Language
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