{"product_id":"9781903436950","title":"Two Gentlemen of Verona Third Series","description":"\u003ch3\u003eArden Shakespeare Third Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTwo Gentlemen of Verona\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThird Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Shakespeare | William Carroll | Richard Proudfoot | Ann Thompson | David Scott Kastan | H. R. Woudhuysen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTwo Gentlemen of Verona is commonly agreed to be Shakespeare's first comedy, and probably his first play.   A comedy built around the confusions of doubling, cross - dressing and identity, it is also a play about the ideal of male friendship and what happens to those friendships when men fall in love.William Carroll's engaging Introduction focuses on the traditions and sources that stand behind the play and explores Shakespeare's unique and bold treatment of them.  Special attention is given to the strong female figure of Julia and the controversial final scene.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam C. Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Great Feast of Language in 'Love's Labour's Lost'\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Metamorphoses of Shakespearean Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFat King, Lean Beggar: Representations of Poverty in the Age of Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he has edited Thomas Middleton's \u003ci\u003eWomen Beware Women\u003c\/i\u003e for the New Mermaid series and \u003ci\u003eMacbeth: Texts and Contexts \u003c\/i\u003efor the Bedford Shakespeare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 March 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\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781903436950\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\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57328685383820,"sku":"9781903436950","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e2aa00de-6572-4e95-91a8-9fbc801649b9.jpg?v=1789056838","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781903436950","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}