{"product_id":"aphra-behns-emperor-of-the-judy-a-hayden-9781781888858","title":"Aphra Behn's 'Emperor of the Moon' and its French Source 'Arlequin, Empereur dans la lune'","description":"\u003cp\u003eAphra Behn's spectacular farce, \u003cem\u003eEmperor of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e (1687), so engaged audiences that it was restaged well into the eighteenth century. Her play was largely adapted from Anne Mauduit de Fatouville's \u003cem\u003eArlequin, Empereur dans la lune\u003c\/em\u003e (1684), a \u003cem\u003ecommedia dell'arte\u003c\/em\u003e production by the Com die-Italienne troupe, a performance which also proved immensely popular with Parisian audiences. Within its witty and amusing three acts, Behn's play explores a number of contemporary concerns -- from \u003cem\u003ecommedia dell'arte\u003c\/em\u003e, to gender and politics, to science and astronomy, including a plurality of worlds, for example -- all culminating in the third act's operatic spectacle. This volume offers a transcription of Behn's 1687 play with extensive annotations, a critical discussion of Behn's text, and the first English translation of Fatouville's eight French and Italian scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judy A. Hayden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178188885X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781888858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Humanities Research Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d","brand":"Judy A. Hayden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937991065855,"sku":"9781781888858","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ac7edf4f-62b4-4a60-86ba-e6eb596b0db0.jpg?v=1681433103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aphra-behns-emperor-of-the-judy-a-hayden-9781781888858","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}