{"product_id":"2940169782196","title":"Discovering Great Plays: As Literature and as Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on a series of lectures by Leonard Peikoff and edited by Marlene Trollope, \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Great Plays\u003c\/i\u003e provides the ability to understand, judge, and savor the values offered by great drama. Listeners will discover plot-theme as the key to a play; see Antigone as a great heroine and Iago as the darkest villain in literature; learn about the Cornelian hero; see how Schiller¿s ¿Grand Inquisitor¿ scene is the most dramatic and philosophic in all of theater; and discover Shaw¿s brilliance in presenting the genius against society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlays discussed include: \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e by Sophocles; \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e by Shakespeare; \u003ci\u003eLe Cid\u003c\/i\u003e by Corneille; \u003ci\u003eDon Carlos\u003c\/i\u003e by Schiller; \u003ci\u003eAn Enemy of the People\u003c\/i\u003e by Ibsen; \u003ci\u003eSaint Joan\u003c\/i\u003e by Shaw; \u003ci\u003eMonna Vanna\u003c\/i\u003e by Maeterlinck, and \u003ci\u003eCyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/i\u003e by Rostand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114747281648,"sku":"2940169782196","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169782196_p0.jpg?v=1769899954","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169782196","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}