{"product_id":"9781904271123","title":"The Merry Wives of Windsor","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Shakespeare, William, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/12\/1999,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages, illustrations,\u003cbr\u003e Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Arden Shakespeare,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Educational: study \u0026amp; revision guides, Shakespeare plays\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781904271123\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare's only thoroughly English comedy, created an archetypal literary figure in the shape of the devious, irrepressible John Falstaff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stimulating new edition celebrates the play as a joyous exploration of language, but also places elements of its plot firmly in a continental, specifically Italian, tradition of romantic comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt draws out the complexities of Merry Wives as a multi-plot play, and takes a fresh and challenging look at both textual and dating issues; a facsimile of the first Quarto is included as an appendix.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe play's extensive performance history, both dramatic and operatic, is fully explored and discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022842429593,"sku":"9781904271123","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781904271123_574dfc48-c199-4442-a57e-60bbac7d1c5d.jpg?v=1601404356","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781904271123","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}