{"product_id":"all-fools-george-chapman-9781526163998","title":"All Fools: George Chapman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf all the poets Francis Meres names in his famous \u003ci\u003ePalladis Tamia, Wits Treasury\u003c\/i\u003e (1598), just two rate a mention as being both ‘our best for tragedy’ and ‘the best poets for comedy’: William Shakespeare and George Chapman. \u003ci\u003eAll Fools\u003c\/i\u003e, written in 1599, is the only Elizabethan comedy based directly on the plays of Terence. By taking episodes and characters from two brilliant works, \u003ci\u003eThe Self-Tormenter \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e, Chapman creates something that is distinctly Elizabethan while remaining faithful to the spirit of the great Roman master. In this edition, an extensive introduction and commentary show how Chapman combines the literary and theatrical traditions of ancient Rome with everyday life in his own time to fashion a sparkling and innovative comedy that will delight audiences today as much as it did those of 1599.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION  \u003cbr\u003e        Chapman at the Rose, 1598–99\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Rose to Blackfriars\u003cbr\u003eTerence goes to London: the sources of \u003ci\u003eAll Fools\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe primary plot: Terence transmogrified \u003cbr\u003eLove and marriage in Terence and Chapman\u003cbr\u003eThe secondary plot: adultery for fun and profit\u003cbr\u003eOvid and the art of adultery\u003cbr\u003eCuckoldry as a spectator sport \u003cbr\u003eDivorce English style\u003cbr\u003e‘Tis at the Half Moon Tavern’\u003cbr\u003eIn praise of the horn\u003cbr\u003eThe text\u003cbr\u003eALL FOOLS \u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX The Walsingham Sonnet\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041030766935,"sku":"9781526163998","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526163998.jpg?v=1750948671","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/all-fools-george-chapman-9781526163998","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}