Woman Killed With Kindness

Name: Woman Killed With Kindness
Brand: Thomas Heywood
SKU: 9781904271581
Price: 19.11 GBP
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by Thomas Heywood

Title:

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

Price:£19.11

2 copies in stock

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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.