{"product_id":"ostrovsky","title":"Ostrovsky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays \u003ci\u003eThe Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtistes and Admirers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWolves and Sheep \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSin and Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour of Ostrovsky's finest plays. The best known of these, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest\u003c\/i\u003e (1871), has two young lovers in thrall to their tyrannical elders, who are prevented from marrying until a pair of strolling actors come to their rescue. In \u003ci\u003eArtistes and Admirers\u003c\/i\u003e (1881), a comedy of theatre life, a dedicated young actress renounces both love and fortune in order to pursue her sacred calling. In the comedy \u003ci\u003eWolves and Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e (1875) Ostrovsky returns to a favourite theme, the double-dealing and hypocrisy of the Russian landowning classes, while the melodrama \u003ci\u003eSin and Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e (1863) explores the tragic consequences of a bored provincial wife's brief affair.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833503068365,"sku":"9781840021981","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_a634b10b-1819-47d0-a97a-0d8c72fe20ca.jpg?v=1790887465","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/ostrovsky","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}