{"product_id":"three-spanish-golden-age-plays-lope-de-vega-9780413774750","title":"Three Spanish Golden Age Plays","description":"Three classic Spanish plays, made famous by Shakespeare and Webster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo of the most famous and successful playwrights of Spain's Golden Age of playwriting were Lope de Vega (1562-1635) and Rojas Zorrilla (1607-48). From their prodigious output, the three plays in this volume, based on similar sources to Shakespeare's and Webster's versions, provide a fascinating comparison with their Jacobean counterparts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLope's The Duchess of Amalfi's Steward, in contrast to Webster's play, focuses on the nobility of love, with characters who are complex and appealing. His Romeo-and-Juliet story, The Capulets and Montagues, is a fast-moving mixture of serious and comic, with an ending that will surprise and entertain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRojas' treatment of Cleopatra, with its rich imagery, emphasises the love theme, held within a knot of jealous relationships. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA full introduction by Gwynne Edwards sets the plays in context and provides a thorough study of the individual works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lope De Vega, Roja Zorrila, Gwynne Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0413774759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413774750\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 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.18w x 0.97d","brand":"Lope De Vega","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946595778815,"sku":"9780413774750","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c3e13a65-3e45-4db6-845b-b8b42598a35a.jpg?v=1681514039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-spanish-golden-age-plays-lope-de-vega-9780413774750","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}