{"product_id":"three-spanish-golden-age-plays","title":"Three Spanish Golden Age Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree classic Spanish plays, made famous by Shakespeare and Webster \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRojas' treatment of Cleopatra, with its rich imagery, emphasises the love theme, held within a knot of jealous relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA full introduction by Gwynne Edwards sets the plays in context and provides a thorough study of the individual works.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833499889869,"sku":"9780413774750","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_bbcdc08c-a8f4-494d-bf07-4a6400954350.jpg?v=1790887449","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/three-spanish-golden-age-plays","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}