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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.

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Introduction A Woman Killed With Kindness Appendices Bibliography Index

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    A Paperback / softback by Thomas Heywood, Margaret Jane Kidnie

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 21/09/2017
      ISBN13: 9781904271581, 978-1904271581
      ISBN10: 1904271588
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      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction A Woman Killed With Kindness Appendices Bibliography Index

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