{"product_id":"four-plays-by-jean-jacques-rousseau-paperback","title":"Four Plays by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen Huber\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJerome Martin Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRousseau is often called the Father of the Romantic Movement. Here, in one volume, are his four completed plays in lively, sparkling new English translations created for stage performance as well as reading pleasure and study.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e NARCISSUS (One-act comedy): A young man obsessed with his good looks is tricked into falling in love with a most unlikely subject.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRISONERS OF WAR (One-act comedy): A French soldier held prisoner in Hungary is torn between duty to his country and his love for the daughter of an enemy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE RECKLESS WAGER (Three-act comedy): A young widow, determined never to marry again, plays a dangerous game of love and jealousy with her would-be suitor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PYGMALION (One-act lyric romance): A great sculptor, in the throes of despair, comes to realize that only by pouring his very soul into his art can it truly come to life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introductions to the volume and to each individual play trace Rousseau's personal and professional life, and the various ways in which it was reflected in his plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154468864063,"sku":"9781523282739","price":16.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/Wb-ZDoSiOW9781523282739.webp?v=1776957047","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/four-plays-by-jean-jacques-rousseau-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}