{"product_id":"pericles-folger-shakespeare-library-9780743273299","title":"Pericles (Folger Shakespeare Library)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePericles (Folger Shakespeare Library)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Shakespeare, William. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780743273299.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePericles tells of a prince who risks his life to win a princess, but discovers that she is in an incestuous relationship with her father and flees to safety. He marries another princess, but she dies giving birth to their daughter. The adventures continue from one disaster to another until the grown-up daughter pulls her father out of despair and the play moves toward a gloriously happy ending.\n\nThe authoritative edition of Pericles from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:\n\n-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play\n-Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play\n-Scene-by-scene plot summaries\n-A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases\n-An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language\n-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play\n-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books\n-An annotated guide to further reading\n\nEssay by Margaret Jane Kidnie\n\nThe Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945040212021,"sku":"ByrdShop_074327329X","price":59.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780743273299_b653507e-ad37-49f1-9ef2-77af883ba0ba.jpg?v=1778911695","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/pericles-folger-shakespeare-library-9780743273299","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}