{"product_id":"all-for-love-9780713671056","title":"All for Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll for Love or, The World Well Lost is John Dryden's 1677 adaptation\u003cbr\u003eof the tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra into a neo-classical quintet\u003cbr\u003ewith supporting voices: After Cleopatra's desertion of Antony at the\u003cbr\u003ebattle of Actium, not only his wife Octavia but also his general\u003cbr\u003eVentidius and his friend Dolabella strive to win him over to their\u003cbr\u003eside. Antony, torn between the claims of duty, friendship, dignity and\u003cbr\u003elove, despairs when he hears the rumour of Cleopatra's death, which is\u003cbr\u003enot, as in Shakespeare's version, spread by the queen herself but by\u003cbr\u003eher deceitful eunuch. This edition includes Dryden's dedication of the\u003cbr\u003eplay to the Earl of Danby and his preface, in which he defends against\u003cbr\u003eFrench neo-classicist strictures the liberties he took with his\u003cbr\u003esources; it further discusses the play's austere power in the theatre, \u003cbr\u003ewhich is unjustly considered to be inferior to Shakespeare's quite\u003cbr\u003edistinct version of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Dryden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780713671056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDryden, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Dryden (1631-1700) was an English poet, critic and dramatist, responsible for nearly 30 plays. He was noted both for his elegant comedies and his heroic verse dramas, which introduced the principles of French neoclassicism to England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDryden turned to drama following the reopening of the theatres at the Restoration; his first attempt, the comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Gallant\u003c\/i\u003e, was presented in 1663 at Drury Lane. The success of his heroic drama \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e established him as a leading playwright. Following \u003ci\u003eAureng-Zebe\u003c\/i\u003e (1675), perhaps his best heroic work, Dryden abandoned the use of rhyming couplets, producing the oft-revived blank-verse tragedy\u003ci\u003e All for Love\u003c\/i\u003e (a retelling of Shakespeare's\u003ci\u003e Antony and Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e) in 1677. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDryden was the first to write drama criticism in an informal modern style and the first to attempt a history of English drama in his essay \u003ci\u003eOf Dramatick Poesie\u003c\/i\u003e (1668). He eventually tired of playwriting and his final plays, such as the tragicomedy\u003ci\u003e Love Triumphant \u003c\/i\u003e(1694), were written to relieve financial problems after his fortunes fell with the abdication of James II.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44945279189107,"sku":"9780713671056","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6745ac69-0c78-430d-ad01-a0e75f622fc6.jpg?v=1778343354","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/all-for-love-9780713671056","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}