{"product_id":"the-renegado-philip-massinger-9781408125182","title":"The Renegado","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Jacobean tragic-comedy by Philip Massinger explores the cultural conflict between Christian Europe and Muslim North Africa experienced when the two began to travel and trade in the early modern period. The play is peopled with merchants and pirates and the somewhat convoluted plot involves conversions between both faiths, disguise, kidnap and clandestine marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play is one of many of the period exploring the tantalising and sometimes threatening \"other\" world of other religions and cultures and as such is studied alongside more familiar plays such as \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice.\u003c\/i\u003e Michael Neill explores the themes as well as the pure theatrical joy of this fast-paced play, putting it in its historical context as well as discussing how it resonates with modern audiences and readers today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Massinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408125188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408125182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Philip Massinger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47135332925695,"sku":"9781408125182","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33af04ee-ac79-4a79-ab31-6d6746c95478.jpg?v=1755009836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-renegado-philip-massinger-9781408125182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}