{"product_id":"double-falsehood-by-william-shakespeare-9781903436776","title":"Double Falsehood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn December 1727, an intriguing play called \u003cem\u003eDouble Falshood; Or, The Distrest Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e was presented for production by Lewis Theobald, who had it published in January 1728 after a successful run at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. The title page of the published version claims that the play was 'Written Originally by W. SHAKESPEARE'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouble Falsehood\u003c\/i\u003e's plot is a version of the story of Cardenio found in Cervantes's \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e (1605), as translated by Thomas Shelton and published in 1612, though in circulation earlier. Documentary records testify to the existence of a play, certainly performed in 1613, by John Fletcher and William Shakespeare, probably entitled \u003ci\u003eThe History of Cardenio\u003c\/i\u003e and presumed to have been lost. The audience in 1727 would certainly have recognised stage situations and dramatic structures and patterns reminiscent of those in Shakespeare's canonical plays, as well as many linguistic echoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis intriguing and complex textual and performance history is thoroughly explored and debated in this fully annotated edition, which includes the views of other major Shakespeare scholars. The illustrated introduction provides a comprehensive overview of the debates and opinions surrounding the play, and the text is fully annotated with detailed commentary notes, as in any Arden edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47869166977260,"sku":"9781903436776","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781903436776-double-falsehood.jpg?v=1782874746","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/double-falsehood-by-william-shakespeare-9781903436776","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}