
Woman Killed With Kindness
by Thomas Heywood
Title:
Woman Killed With Kindness
Author:
Thomas Heywood
Series (if any):
Arden Early Modern Drama
Edited by:
Kidnie, Margaret Jane (Western University, Ontario, Canada)
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
320 pages, 14 bw illus
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13:
9781904271581
EAN:
9781904271581
Publication Date:
21/09/2017
Classifications:
Plays, playscripts
Weight (g):
466
Dimensions (mm):
132 x 198 x 19
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
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.






















