{"product_id":"shakespeare-elizabeth-and-ivan-rima-greenhill-9781476684826","title":"Shakespeare, Elizabeth and Ivan: The Role of English-Russian Relations in Love's Labours Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003e Shakespeare's comedy \u003ci\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/i\u003e has perplexed scholars and theatergoers for over 400 years due to its linguistic complexity, obscure topical allusions and decidedly non-comedic ending. According to traditional interpretations, it is Shakespeare's \"French\" play, based on events and characters from the French Wars of Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work argues that the play's French surface conceals a Russian core. It outlines an interpretation of \u003ci\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/i\u003e rooted in diplomatic and trade relations between Russia and Elizabethan England during the dramatic decades following England's discovery of a northern trade route to Muscovy in 1553. Drawing on original research of 16th-century sources in English, Latin and French, the text also surveys Russian sources previously unavailable in translation. This analysis provides new explanations for some of the play's previously most enigmatic elements, such as its unconventional ending, the significance of its secondary characters, linguistic anomalies and the Masque of the Muscovites itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rima Greenhill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476684820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476684826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.91w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023","brand":"Rima Greenhill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080299802879,"sku":"9781476684826","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29dfa567-0c43-4510-ac31-7f5ab866f8e1.jpg?v=1685486046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeare-elizabeth-and-ivan-rima-greenhill-9781476684826","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}