{"product_id":"poor-naked-wretches-by-stephen-unwin-9781789146615","title":"Poor Naked Wretches","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWas Shakespeare a snob? \u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoor Naked Wretches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the idea that our greatest writer despised working people, and shows that he portrayed them with as much insight, compassion, and purpose as the rich and powerful. Moreover, they play an important role in his dramatic method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStephen Unwin reads Shakespeare anew, exploring the astonishing variety of working people in his plays, as well as the vast range of cultural sources from which they were drawn. Unwin argues that the robust realism of these characters, their independence of mind and their engagement in the great issues of the day, makes them much more than mere 'comic relief'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompassionate, cogent, and wry, \u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoor Naked Wretches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e grants these often-overlooked figures the dignity and respect they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Aiming to upend the notion that Shakespeare was a snobbish playwright with contempt for the poor... This original spin on Shakespearean studies delivers.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597523501292,"sku":"9781789146615","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781789146615-poor-naked-wretches.jpg?v=1777955519","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/poor-naked-wretches-by-stephen-unwin-9781789146615","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}