{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-anthology-of-contemporary-italian-plays-by-dr-margherita-laera-9781350370456","title":"The Methuen Drama Anthology of Contemporary Italian Plays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItaly is home to one of the most vibrant contemporary playwriting scenes in Europe, yet Italian dramatists are little known to English-language readers and audiences: discover their stories and perspective in English for the very first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten between 2013 and 2022 by award-winning authors, the plays in this collection document a theatre culture not only preoccupied with the personal dimension of intimate and family relations, good food, and designer fashion, as some stereotypical views of 'Italianness' would have it, but with deeply political, socially engaged matters of global resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, the plays look at issues such as climate change (\u003cem\u003eThe Fattest Woman in the World\u003c\/em\u003e); gender equality (\u003cem\u003eGentleman Anne\u003c\/em\u003e); racism and citizenship (\u003cem\u003eThe Foreigner’s Smile\u003c\/em\u003e); history and memory (\u003cem\u003ePortrait of the Artist as a Dead Man\u003c\/em\u003e); the world of work in neoliberal times (\u003cem\u003eBidibibodibiboo\u003c\/em\u003e); mental health, trauma, and grief (\u003cem\u003eBig Fright\u003c\/em\u003e); migration and the ‘refugee crisis’ (\u003cem\u003eAntigone Power\u003c\/em\u003e); and life beyond Earth (\u003cem\u003eCarbon\u003c\/em\u003e). Each of these themes feature as key apprehensions in the characters’ lives and stories, creating engaging and contemporary works of drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by leading practitioners and including a critical essay by the editor, \u003cem\u003eThe Methuen Drama Anthology of Contemporary Italian Plays\u003c\/em\u003e acts as a perfect introduction to the world of contemporary Italian drama for both performance and study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461588795628,"sku":"9781350370456","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350370456-the-methuen-drama-anthology-of-contemporary-italian-plays.jpg?v=1774972415","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-methuen-drama-anthology-of-contemporary-italian-plays-by-dr-margherita-laera-9781350370456","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}