{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-the-folktale-9780691190860","title":"Shakespeare and the Folktale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn international collection of the traditional tales that inspired some of Shakespeare's greatest plays. Shakespeare knew a good story when he heard one, and he wasn't afraid to borrow from what he heard or read, especially traditional folktales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e, for example, draws from \"A Pound of Flesh,\" while \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e begins in the same way as \"Love Like Salt\", with a king asking his three daughters how much they love him, then banishing the youngest when her cryptic reply displeases him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis unique anthology presents more than forty versions of folktales related to eight Shakespeare plays: \u003cem\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Comedy of Errors\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAll's Well That Ends Well\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCymbeline\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese fascinating and diverse tales come from Europe, the Middle East, India, the Caribbean, and South America, and include stories by Gerald of Wales, Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Giambattista Basile, J. M. Synge, Zora Neale Hurston, Italo Calvino, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganized by play, each chapter includes a brief introduction discussing the intriguing connections between the play and the gathered folktales. \u003cem\u003eShakespeare and the Folktale\u003c\/em\u003e can be read for the pure pleasure these lively tales give as much as for the insight into Shakespeare's plays they provide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598174437612,"sku":"9780691190860","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/525f46df5a58742ffa0f1ad89b46f276.jpg?v=1778026853","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/shakespeare-and-the-folktale-9780691190860","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}