{"product_id":"timon-of-athens-by-william-shakespeare-9780866986724","title":"Timon of Athens","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a respectful, but not reverent, adaptation, Kenneth Cavander reimagines \u003ci\u003eTimon of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e for the twenty-first century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNever performed in Shakespeare’s lifetime, \u003ci\u003eTimon of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e presents an intriguing puzzle for contemporary audiences. The disjointed plot and many gaps in the story have led scholars to believe it was a collaboration between Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton, a younger writer known for his satires. Productions for decades have faced choices about the most effective way to present the play. In this translation, Cavander acts as a third playwright in this collaborative process, wrangling the voices of Shakespeare and Middleton on the page. Cavander unveils poetic lines and phrases that have sat stubbornly in the cobwebs, cutting these voices through the time barrier and into the world as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis translation was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present the work of \"The Bard\" in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare’s verse. These volumes make these works available for the first time in print—a new First Folio for a new era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603336544492,"sku":"9780866986724","price":18.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780866986724-timon-of-athens.jpg?v=1778060115","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/timon-of-athens-by-william-shakespeare-9780866986724","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}