{"product_id":"the-shoemakers-holiday-9780713673784","title":"The Shoemaker's Holiday","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I know the trade: I learned it when I was in Wittenberg'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThus speaks Lacy, the gentleman who disguises himself as a simple shoemaker in order to win his true love, the grocer's daughter Rose. \u003ci\u003eThe Shoemaker's Holiday \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most engaging citizen comedies of the 17th century. Written and first performed at much the same time as \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, it has an unexpected affinity with Shakespeare's tragedy: both feature a leading character who has spent time in Wittenberg, where he has learned something that has changed him. But whereas Hamlet's Wittenberg philosophy steers him into the realm of the individuated self, Lacy's Wittenberg trade directs him and his fellows into the world of the collectively crafted commodity. In the process, the play offers fascinating insight into the evolution of fashion and the growth of consumer culture in newly capitalist London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new student edition contains a lengthy new Introduction with background on the author, date and sources, the play's major preoccupations, and stage history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe editor, Jonathan Gil Harris, is Professor of English at George Washington University. he is the author of \u003ci\u003eForeign Bodies and the Body Politic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSick Economies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUntimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Dekker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e New Mermaids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713673784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3rd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717105750153,"sku":"9780713673784","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_477ffe1d-6aff-4ab8-a60c-b4451c5e4a8b.jpg?v=1719655522","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-shoemakers-holiday-9780713673784","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}