{"product_id":"9781526184221","title":"The False One","description":"Author: Domenico Lovascio\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526184221\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 248 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertised in its Prologue as a prequel to Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e and A\u003ci\u003entony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e, Fletcher and Massinger's \u003ci\u003eThe False One\u003c\/i\u003e is the first literary work completely to revolve around the affair between Caesar and Cleopatra. In its deployment of their liaison as a venue for the exploration and criticism of contemporary political manoeuvring and its high-spirited and pungent appropriation of Roman history, the play proves to be one of the most compelling Jacobean dramatisations of the classical past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Revels Plays\u003c\/i\u003e edition offers the first fully annotated, single-volume critical edition of The False One, with a thorough introduction that provides new insights on the date and the theatre of the play's first performance, examines the playwrights' reworking of their sources and explores the theatrical potential of a play that has hitherto regrettably been lost to the dramatic repertory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920563847326,"sku":"ING-9781526184221","price":56.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526184221.jpg?v=1782824045","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526184221","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}