{"product_id":"philaster-9781904271734","title":"Philaster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilaster\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragicomedy by Beaumont and Fletcher which has much in common with Shakespeare's late plays such as \u003ci\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eSet in a fictionalised Sicily, it has the complex plot of love, \u003cbr\u003edisguise and the threat of death much loved by early modern\u003cbr\u003etheatre-goers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition provides an authoritative, modernised text by a leading\u003cbr\u003escholar with detailed on-page commentary notes giving readers a deeper\u003cbr\u003eunderstanding of the play. The comprehensive, illustrated introduction\u003cbr\u003ediscusses \u003ci\u003ePhilaster\u003c\/i\u003e from a performance perspective as well as\u003cbr\u003eits relation to Shakespearean drama, and places it in its historical\u003cbr\u003eand critical contexts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play is often taught on Shakespeare and Early Modern drama\u003cbr\u003ecourses but only now is such a detailed, modern edition available for\u003cbr\u003euse by students and scholars. With its wealth of helpful and incisive\u003cbr\u003ecommentary, this is the finest edition of the play available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Arden Early Modern Drama series accompanies and complements the\u003cbr\u003eArden Shakespeare Third Series, offering editions of non-Shakespearean\u003cbr\u003eRenaissance drama and Restoration drama from the period 1500-1700.\u003cbr\u003eModelled on the Third Series in appearance and style Arden\u003cbr\u003eEarly Modern Drama editions will offer high-quality textual scholarship\u003cbr\u003eand full annotation, together with an accessible, student-friendly\u003cbr\u003eintroduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-22104\"\u003eFrancis Beaumont\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11802116\"\u003eJohn Fletcher\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.30w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904271734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1904271731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA003000\"\u003eEuropean | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuzanne Gossett is Professor of English at Loyola University, Chicago\u003cbr\u003eand a General Editor of the Arden Early Modern Drama series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914639106223,"sku":"9781904271734","price":28.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_e3ad3d9f-0f32-4f42-ad96-688402859923.jpg?v=1758828027","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/philaster-9781904271734","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}