{"product_id":"9781350102057","title":"Measure for Measure","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Shakespeare | Josie Rourke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe tempter or the tempted, who sins most?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVienna is corrupt. The Duke, who has let the city fall to vice, hands control to his Deputy, a hardline, puritan reformer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Deputy uses ancient laws to sentence citizens to death for sexual misconduct. But when a religious Novice pleads for clemency, their heady encounter leaves the Deputy guilty of the very crime that the law condemns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse Josie Rourke’s adaptation of \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure \u003c\/i\u003eimagines the play in its original year of performance, 1604, and also in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 August 2018\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\u003e9781350102057\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\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332599152780,"sku":"9781350102057","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d74592f6-b47b-4406-b48f-80ee0686fd77.jpg?v=1783604365","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350102057","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}