{"product_id":"titus-andronicus-by-william-shakespeare-9781982156893","title":"Titus Andronicus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe authoritative edition of \u003ci\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/i\u003e from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/i\u003e is the earliest tragedy and the earliest Roman play attributed to Shakespeare. Titus, a model Roman, has led twenty-one of his twenty-five sons to death in Rome’s wars; he stabs another son to death for what he views as disloyalty to Rome. Yet Rome has become “a wilderness of tigers.” After a death sentence is imposed on two of his three remaining sons, and his daughter is raped and mutilated, Titus turns his loyalty toward his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAaron the Moor, a magnificent villain and the empress’s secret lover, makes a similar transition. After the empress bears him a child, Aaron devotes himself to preserving the baby. Retaining his thirst for evil, he shows great tenderness to his little family—a tenderness that also characterises Titus before the terrifying conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFreshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFull explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eScene-by-scene plot summaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA key to the play’s famous lines and phrases\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn annotated guide to further reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEssay by Alexander Leggatt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programmes. For more information, visit Folger.edu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643441529068,"sku":"9781982156893","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2195ae4d75dc65330d02d708b4e2435a.jpg?v=1779229441","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/titus-andronicus-by-william-shakespeare-9781982156893","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}