{"product_id":"9781903436974","title":"Timon Of Athens: Third Series","description":"Author: Dawson Gretchen E Minton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781903436974\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Mar 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 472 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimon of Athens\u003c\/em\u003e has struck many readers as rough and unpolished, perhaps even unfinished, though to others it has appeared as Shakespeare's most profound tragic allegory. Described by Coleridge as 'the stillborn twin of King Lear', the play has nevertheless proved brilliantly effective in performance over the past thirty or forty years.This edition accepts and contributes to the growing scholarly consensus that the play is not Shakespeare's solo work, but is the result of his collaboration with Thomas Middleton, who wrote about a third of it. \u003cbr\u003eThe editors offer an account of the process of collaboration and discuss the different ways that each author contributes to the play's relentless look at the corruption and greed of society. They provide, as well, detailed annotation of the text and explore the wide range of critical and theatrical interpretations that the play has engendered. Tracing both its satirical and tragic strains, their introduction presents a perspective on the play's meanings that combines careful elucidation of historical context with analysis of its relevance to modern-day society. An extensive and well-illustrated account of the play's production history generates a rich sense of how the play can speak to different historical moments in specific and rewarding ways.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46616120197278,"sku":"UBD-9781903436974","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781903436974.jpg?v=1773809509","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781903436974","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}