{"product_id":"2940157357634","title":"The Philanderer (Annotated)","description":"*This Edition is Annotated.\u003cbr\u003e*This Edition contains an Active Table of Contents to Facilitate Easy Navigation.\u003cbr\u003e*This Edition is Checked and Corrected for Spelling Errors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was written in 1893 but the strict British Censorship laws at the time meant that it was not produced on stage until 1902.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is one of the three plays Shaw published as Plays Unpleasant in 1898, alongside Widowers' Houses and Mrs Warren's Profession. The volume was written to raise awareness of social problems and criticize capitalist behaviour. The influence of Naturalist playwrights is evident by Shaw's constant reference to Ibsen in the play. The Naturalist theatre movement was a reaction to Melodrama, the Victorian theatre tradition of the time.","brand":"Readings LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112555593968,"sku":"2940157357634","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157357634_p0.jpg?v=1764129600","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157357634","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}