{"product_id":"aphra-behns-emperor-of-the-moon-and-its-french-source-arlequin-empereur-dans-la-lune-paperback","title":"Aphra Behn's 'Emperor of the Moon' and its French Source 'Arlequin, Empereur dans la lune' - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudy A. Hayden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel J. Worden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAphra Behn's spectacular farce, \u003cem\u003eEmperor of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e (1687), so engaged audiences that it was restaged well into the eighteenth century. Her play was largely adapted from Anne Mauduit de Fatouville's \u003cem\u003eArlequin, Empereur dans la lune\u003c\/em\u003e (1684), a \u003cem\u003ecommedia dell'arte\u003c\/em\u003e production by the Com die-Italienne troupe, a performance which also proved immensely popular with Parisian audiences. Within its witty and amusing three acts, Behn's play explores a number of contemporary concerns -- from \u003cem\u003ecommedia dell'arte\u003c\/em\u003e, to gender and politics, to science and astronomy, including a plurality of worlds, for example -- all culminating in the third act's operatic spectacle. This volume offers a transcription of Behn's 1687 play with extensive annotations, a critical discussion of Behn's text, and the first English translation of Fatouville's eight French and Italian scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51797886140704,"sku":"9781781888858","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e67fbaa3b5a549e70869ffd8f9ebd607.webp?v=1780786890","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/aphra-behns-emperor-of-the-moon-and-its-french-source-arlequin-empereur-dans-la-lune-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}