{"product_id":"9780413679802","title":"Granville Barker Plays: 2 The Marrying of Ann Leete; Madras House; His Majesty; Farewell to the Theatre","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWorld Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGranville Barker Plays: 2\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Marrying of Ann Leete; Madras House; His Majesty; Farewell to the Theatre\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHarley Granville Barker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarley Granville Barker (1877-1946) was the author of the most thoughtful English plays of the first half of the twentieth century, ranging from intimate to epic. Brilliantly written (Shaw called them 'masterpieces') they were judged to be far ahead of their time on first performance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Marrying of Ann Leete\u003c\/i\u003e, is a thinly veiled costume drama, using an 18th-century tale to reflect on 19th-century reality. It follows the story of Ann, a 'new woman' who is surrounded by a society of manoeuvres and lies; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Madras House \u003c\/i\u003efollows the fortunes of the Madras family at the height of Edwardian expansion of London and the reformation of ideas about society and gender roles; \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis Majesty\u003c\/i\u003e is the fictional story of the king of a cash-strapped Eastern European country where naive make-believe meets the dark universe of realpolitik;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarewell to the Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty commentary on the trials and tribulations of a theatre and its actors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a companion volume to \u003ci\u003eGranville Barker Plays: One\u003c\/i\u003e, which contains \u003ci\u003eThe Voysey Inheritance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaste\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRococo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVote by Ballot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHarley Granville Barker \u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eWaste;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Madras House\u003c\/i\u003e, first produced at Duke of York's Theatre, 1910; \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e His Majesty\u003c\/i\u003e, which received its first production at the Edinburgh International Festival by Orange Tree Theatre Company in 1992.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 October 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780413679802\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e444\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369787850892,"sku":"9780413679802","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f9e6708b-e58d-49ba-b2fc-e20acd9011b7.jpg?v=1783880444","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780413679802","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}