“Just like his wife before she freezed on him,
Just like his wife when she was beautiful.”
Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, Never for Ever (1980)
“To the much-tossed Ulysses, never done
With woman whether gowned as wife or whore,
Penelope and Circe seemed as one:
She like a whore made his lewd fancies run,
And wifely she a hero to him bore.”
"Ulysses" from Poems 1930-1933 (1933)
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With woman whether gowned as wife or whore,
Penelope and Circe seemed as one:
…" by Robert Graves?
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“The first performance the company staged was Ford`s '`Tis Pity Shes a Whore.'”
Angelique Rockas South African actress and founder of Internationalist Theatre, London
It was well received. I like to choose the play, the directors, the designers.. it`s a total creative act.
On the production of Ford`s Tis Pity She`s A Whore`
TA NEA (London) Interview (June 1983)
Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Source: Song lyrics, Never for Ever (1980)