{"product_id":"the-dutch-courtesan-by-john-marston-9781472568960","title":"The Dutch Courtesan","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dutch Courtesan\u003c\/em\u003e is a riotous tragicomedy that explores the delights and perils afforded by Jacobean London. While Freevill, an educated young Englishman and the play's nominal hero, frolics in the city's streets, taverns and brothels, Franceschina, his cast-off mistress and the Dutch courtesan of the play's title, laments his betrayal and plots revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJuxtaposing Franceschina's vulnerable financial position against the unappealing marital prospects available to gentry women, the play undermines the language of romance, revealing it to be rooted in commerce and commodification. Marston's commentary on financial insecurity and the hypocritical repudiation of foreignness makes \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch Courtesan\u003c\/em\u003e truly a document for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471758737644,"sku":"9781472568960","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472568960-the-dutch-courtesan.jpg?v=1775252736","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-dutch-courtesan-by-john-marston-9781472568960","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}