{"product_id":"coward-the-playwright-john-lahr-9780520234147","title":"Coward the Playwright","description":"In five dexterously argued chapters, John Lahr investigates all the major plays and many of Noël Coward's lesser-known pieces. \u003ci\u003eHay Fever, Private Lives, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDesign for Living, \u003c\/i\u003efor instance, make a fascinating group of \"Comedies of Bad Manners.\" \u003ci\u003eBlithe Spirit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRelative Values \u003c\/i\u003eraise the \"Ghost in the Fun Machine.\" And Lahr explores the \"politics of charm\" oozing through \u003ci\u003eThe Vortex, Easy Virtue, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePresent Laughter. \u003c\/i\u003eFurther chapters consider the patriotic plays like \u003ci\u003eCavalcade \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThis Happy Breed \u003c\/i\u003eand examples of Coward's later work, such as \u003ci\u003eWaiting in the Wings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Song at Twilight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn all Coward's stage work, Lahr detects a coherent philosophy in which charm is both the subject of Coward's comedies and the trap that makes his very public life a perpetual performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lahr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520234146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520234147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.24h x 4.52w x 0.49d","brand":"John Lahr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473784619263,"sku":"9780520234147","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_362a3eb0-8f2e-414e-884a-9f865c0ebbaa.jpg?v=1762312926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coward-the-playwright-john-lahr-9780520234147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}