{"title":"Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsed Shakespeare plays in respected scholarly editions, including the Arden Shakespeare, Oxford World's Classics and the Folger Shakespeare Library. Each comes with introductions and notes that make them ideal for study, performance or reading for pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"king-lear-by-william-shakespeare-arden-shakespeare-edited-by-r-a-foakes","title":"King Lear by William Shakespeare (Arden Shakespeare, edited by R. A. Foakes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn aging king divides his kingdom among his daughters according to how loudly they profess their love. He banishes Cordelia, the one daughter who refuses to flatter him, and the decision unleashes betrayal, madness and war. A parallel story follows the Earl of Gloucester, deceived by his illegitimate son Edmund into turning against his loyal heir, Edgar. This Arden Third Series edition, edited by R. A. Foakes, is widely used by students, teachers and theatre-makers. It includes a detailed introduction to the play's history on stage and in criticism, full notes on the same page as the text, and discussion of the differences between the Quarto and Folio versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback. Used, in good condition. Minor signs of wear on the cover and cover edges. The interior pages are in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276626124866,"sku":"9781903436592","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/7922\/9762\/files\/shakespeare-king-lear-arden-front.jpg?v=1790434948"},{"product_id":"twelfth-night-by-william-shakespeare-folger-shakespeare-library","title":"Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (Folger Shakespeare Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a shipwreck off the coast of Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a young man and enters the service of Duke Orsino. She falls in love with him while he sends her to court the Countess Olivia, who in turn falls for the disguised Viola. Meanwhile, the steward Malvolio becomes the target of a cruel prank by Sir Toby Belch, Maria and their friends. Viola's twin brother Sebastian, believed drowned, turns up and sets off a string of mistaken identities. This Folger edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, has explanatory notes on the pages facing the text, scene-by-scene summaries and illustrations from the Folger collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback, Updated Edition. Used, in good condition. The front cover has a small nick on the lower right corner and along its outer right edge. The first page has minor water damage in the upper right. All other pages are in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276633268290,"sku":"9780743482776","price":6.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/7922\/9762\/files\/shakespeare-twelfth-night-folger-front.jpg?v=1790435012"},{"product_id":"coriolanus-by-william-shakespeare-oxford-worlds-classics-edited-by-r-b-parker","title":"Coriolanus by William Shakespeare (Oxford World's Classics, edited by R. B. Parker)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's late Roman tragedy follows Caius Martius, Rome's fiercest soldier, who earns the name Coriolanus by capturing the Volscian city of Corioles. His contempt for the common people wrecks his run for consul, and when he is banished he joins his old enemy Aufidius and marches on Rome. Only his mother, Volumnia, can turn him back. Parker's edition includes a long introduction on Shakespeare's use of Plutarch, the play's likely date of 1608, and its staging at the Blackfriars theatre, along with detailed notes on the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback. Used, in excellent condition. The cover edges show a few small bumps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276805988418,"sku":"9780199535804","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/7922\/9762\/files\/IMG-9922.jpg?v=1790439534"}],"url":"https:\/\/ancientmarinerbooks.ca\/collections\/shakespeare.oembed","provider":"Ancient Mariner Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}