{"product_id":"shakespeare-elizabeth-and-ivan-the-role-of-english-russian-relations-in-loves-labours-lost-paperback","title":"Shakespeare, Elizabeth and Ivan: The Role of English-Russian Relations in Love's Labours Lost - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRima Greenhill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shakespeare's comedy \u003ci\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/i\u003e has perplexed scholars and theatergoers for over 400 years due to its linguistic complexity, obscure topical allusions and decidedly non-comedic ending. According to traditional interpretations, it is Shakespeare's \"French\" play, based on events and characters from the French Wars of Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work argues that the play's French surface conceals a Russian core. It outlines an interpretation of \u003ci\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/i\u003e rooted in diplomatic and trade relations between Russia and Elizabethan England during the dramatic decades following England's discovery of a northern trade route to Muscovy in 1553. Drawing on original research of 16th-century sources in English, Latin and French, the text also surveys Russian sources previously unavailable in translation. This analysis provides new explanations for some of the play's previously most enigmatic elements, such as its unconventional ending, the significance of its secondary characters, linguistic anomalies and the Masque of the Muscovites itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRima Greenhill\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Stanford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.82 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734699937855,"sku":"9781476684826","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b3ce89d1c1be2de5b899db54217ba492.webp?v=1765140785","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/shakespeare-elizabeth-and-ivan-the-role-of-english-russian-relations-in-loves-labours-lost-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}