{"product_id":"9781350200258","title":"Emilia","description":"Author: Malcolm, Morgan Lloyd; Schafer, Elizabet\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350200258\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Oct 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 184 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A spicy work of biographical conjecture ... It's also a rousing reminder of the countless creative women who have been written out of history or have had to fight relentlessly to make themselves heard.' \u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'The great virtue of Lloyd Malcolm's speculative history lies in its passion and anger- it ends with a blazing address to the audience that is virtually a call to arms. It is throughout, however, a highly theatrical piece ... In rescuing Emilia from the shades, (the play) gives her dramatic life and polemical potency.' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe little we know of Emilia Bassano Lanier (1569 - 1645) is that she may have been the Dark Lady of Shakespeare's Sonnets, mistress of Lord Chamberlain, one of the first English female poets to be published, a mother, teacher who founded a school for women, and radical feminist with North African ancestry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLiving at a time when women had such limited opportunities, Emilia Lanier is therefore a fascinating subject for this speculative history. In telling her story, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm represents the stories of women everywhere whose narratives have been written out of history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Originally commissioned for Shakespeare's Globe with an all-female cast, \u003ci\u003eEmilia \u003c\/i\u003eis published here as a Methuen Drama Student Edition with commentary and notes by Elizabeth Schafer, Professor of Drama at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631875248286,"sku":"UBD-9781350200258","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350200258.jpg?v=1774310838","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350200258","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}