John Ford (1) (1586–)

Ambientata a Parma, in una corte italiana di maniera, tutta intrighi e tranelli mortali, secondo gli schemi cari agli elisabettiani, questa tragedia suscitò sempre molto scalpore a causa del suo soggetto imperniato su un amore insano, e del modo non conformista con cui Ford nobilita e quasi giustifica questa passione. Stupendo per iltratteggio dei personaggi principali e per la forza delle scene, questo dramma, tradotto in francese da Maeterlinck, prestò materia d'ispirazione a molti grandi, fra cui Thomas Mann e Wagner.… (más)

In a word ...............Torture.

I did not realize both before I read it and once I started it what a struggle it was going to be for me. This play was written in the 17th century, so if you struggle with Shakespeare, you'll struggle here too.

I understood the barest of its storyline, and none of the details. I certainly don't understand why it has this title, incest and being a whore are not the same thing. Too many plots and betrayals, I may have loved it had it been written in modern language, but as it stands, it was a disaster, I hardly understood a thing.… (más)