{"product_id":"pericles-9780866987790","title":"Pericles","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe heroic story of \u003ci\u003ePericles \u003c\/i\u003eadapted for new audiences by Ellen McLaughlin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shakespeare's romance \u003ci\u003ePericles \u003c\/i\u003efollows Pericles, the Prince of Tyre, on a series of adventures across the Mediterranean Sea. Navigating one heroic challenge after another, Pericles strives to be reunited with his wife and child. Ellen McLaughlin's translation of \u003ci\u003ePericles \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates Shakespeare's text, untangling syntax and bringing forth the poetry of the verse. An encounter between the contemporary and the iconic, this translation brings the play to life as audiences would have experienced it in Shakespeare's time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This translation of \u003ci\u003ePericles \u003c\/i\u003ewas written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present work from \"The Bard\" in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare's verse. Enlisting the talents of a diverse group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions Shakespeare for the twenty-first century. These volumes make these works available for the first time in print--a new First Folio for a new era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Play on Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 4.88w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780866987790","brand":"Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance S","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706512183433,"sku":"9780866987790","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c52cbd70-81e9-4bcd-a735-92ccf71d291b.jpg?v=1719458914","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/pericles-9780866987790","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}