{"product_id":"the-false-one-by-john-fletcher-and-philip-massinger-9781526151636","title":"The False One: By John Fletcher and Philip","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertised in its Prologue as a prequel to Shakespeare’s \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e, Fletcher and Massinger’s \u003ci\u003eThe False One\u003c\/i\u003e is the first literary work completely to revolve around the affair between Caesar and Cleopatra. In its deployment of their liaison as a venue for the exploration and criticism of contemporary political manoeuvring and its high-spirited and pungent appropriation of Roman history, the play proves to be one of the most compelling Jacobean dramatizations of the classical past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Revels Plays edition offers the first fully annotated, single-volume critical edition of \u003ci\u003eThe False One\u003c\/i\u003e, with a thorough introduction that provides new insights on the date and the theatre of the play’s first performance, examines the playwrights’ reworking of their sources and explores the theatrical potential of a play that has hitherto regrettably been lost to the dramatic repertory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'…a major contribution to the editorial history of this drama… an impressive feat of scholarship: a comprehensive edition worthy of an excellent, scholarly series. Lovascio’s edition is not only a significant milestone in the editorial history of the play; it reveals \u003ci\u003eThe False One \u003c\/i\u003eas a drama that bristles with humour and spectacle worthy of performance, and offers wonderful insights into collaborative practises during the period and the presentation of Rome on the Jacobean stage.’\u003cbr\u003eEarly Modern Literary Studies\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003eGeneral editors’ preface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations and references\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eDating and authorship\u003cbr\u003eA Blackfriars play?\u003cbr\u003eStaging Rome: Republic and empire\u003cbr\u003eSources\u003cbr\u003eThe title\u003cbr\u003eCritical reception\u003cbr\u003eStage history\u003cbr\u003eThe text\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe false one\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Latin transcription of passages from Lucan’s \u003ci\u003ePharsalia\u003c\/i\u003e cited in the Commentary\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: ‘Look out, bright eyes, and bless the air’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041016545623,"sku":"9781526151636","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526151636.jpg?v=1750948608","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-false-one-by-john-fletcher-and-philip-massinger-9781526151636","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}