{"product_id":"9780713671056","title":"All for Love","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Mermaids\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAll for Love\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Dryden | N.J. Andrew\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll for Love or, The World Well Lost is John Dryden's 1677 adaptation\u003cbr\u003eof the tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra into a neo-classical quintet\u003cbr\u003ewith supporting voices: After Cleopatra's desertion of Antony at the\u003cbr\u003ebattle of Actium, not only his wife Octavia but also his general\u003cbr\u003eVentidius and his friend Dolabella strive to win him over to their\u003cbr\u003eside. Antony, torn between the claims of duty, friendship, dignity and\u003cbr\u003elove, despairs when he hears the rumour of Cleopatra's death, which is\u003cbr\u003enot, as in Shakespeare's version, spread by the queen herself but by\u003cbr\u003eher deceitful eunuch. This edition includes Dryden's dedication of the\u003cbr\u003eplay to the Earl of Danby and his preface, in which he defends against\u003cbr\u003eFrench neo-classicist strictures the liberties he took with his\u003cbr\u003esources; it further discusses the play's austere power in the theatre,\u003cbr\u003ewhich is unjustly considered to be inferior to Shakespeare's quite\u003cbr\u003edistinct version of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 June 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713671056\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335410172044,"sku":"9780713671056","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_94d516f9-c8ea-436a-a9a1-c199b4985374.jpg?v=1788030006","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780713671056","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}