{"product_id":"all-for-love-john-dryden-9780713671056","title":"All for Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll for Love or, The World Well Lost is John Dryden's 1677 adaptation\u003cbr\u003eof the tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra into a neo-classical quintet\u003cbr\u003ewith supporting voices: After Cleopatra's desertion of Antony at the\u003cbr\u003ebattle of Actium, not only his wife Octavia but also his general\u003cbr\u003eVentidius and his friend Dolabella strive to win him over to their\u003cbr\u003eside. Antony, torn between the claims of duty, friendship, dignity and\u003cbr\u003elove, despairs when he hears the rumour of Cleopatra's death, which is\u003cbr\u003enot, as in Shakespeare's version, spread by the queen herself but by\u003cbr\u003eher deceitful eunuch. This edition includes Dryden's dedication of the\u003cbr\u003eplay to the Earl of Danby and his preface, in which he defends against\u003cbr\u003eFrench neo-classicist strictures the liberties he took with his\u003cbr\u003esources; it further discusses the play's austere power in the theatre, \u003cbr\u003ewhich is unjustly considered to be inferior to Shakespeare's quite\u003cbr\u003edistinct version of the story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Dryden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 071367105X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713671056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Dryden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988222378239,"sku":"9780713671056","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_921a85ec-2b92-4db5-8e02-0357092afb06.jpg?v=1683293304","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/all-for-love-john-dryden-9780713671056","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}