{"title":"Thomas Dekker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Dekker\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a vivid glimpse into Elizabethan life, blending sharp social observation with lively storytelling. His works, including celebrated plays such as \u003cem\u003eThe Shoemakers' Holiday\u003c\/em\u003e, celebrate the everyday lives of common people through rich characterisation and engaging dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will find Dekker’s writing a fascinating exploration of urban life and human nature, capturing the spirit and struggles of his time with humour and empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-shoemakers-holiday-by-thomas-dekker-9781474277549","title":"The Shoemakers' Holiday","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Dekker’s singular comic drama, \u003cem\u003eThe Shoemakers’ Holiday\u003c\/em\u003e, moves through the urban landscape of 16th-century apprenticeships and artisan production in this tale of thwarted marriages and class division. Simon Eyre and his rags-to-riches journey to becoming the city’s Lord Mayor embroils a host of lively characters who find themselves in the generative setting of the shoemakers’ workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether it be Roland Lacy, who abandons his military duties under the guise of a Dutch shoemaker to stay close to Rose Oatley, his love interest, or Ralph Damport, a journeyman shoemaker, who cannot escape conscription and finds himself separated from his wife Jane with the appearance of an elusive shoe providing the only chance of reunion. Dekker’s comedy focuses on the early modern tensions between urban artisans, wealthy merchants, and the landed aristocracy. Through these relationships, he explores gender, immigration, and disability, mixing acute social commentary with the promise of festive escape and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition offers readers a clear, accessible, fully annotated text, with a comprehensive introduction that covers research on class, comedy, the figure of the stranger, and representations of disability. It also explores the ways in which the play’s intertwining preoccupations with love, labour, and war are shaped by the city in which it was written, providing insight into urban life at the end of the Tudor era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600321134828,"sku":"9781474277549","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781474277549-the-shoemakers-holiday.jpg?v=1777987776"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/thomas-dekker.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}