{"product_id":"9781493199969","title":"Plans of the Deathless Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003eBOOK SUMMARY\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003ePlans of the Deathless Gods.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe time: the seven years (1785-1792) before the breakup of European order instigated by the French Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe scene: Prussia, South Africa, New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe characters: Curt Christoph von Allmen, who proposes the plan of a New Zealand sealing station as medium of commerce with China; his twin sister Maria, who composes an epic poem to commemorate its founding; their friend, philosopher Adam Sixtus l’Estrange, whose ruminations on the times issue in a surprising discovery. \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe plot: Curt Christoph, a philhellene, envisions New Zealand as the scene of a restored Apollonianism—which his sister’s epic playfully portrays, and Adam Sixtus’ philosophical discovery ironically supports. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126864396528,"sku":"9781493199969","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781493199969_p0.jpg?v=1763663998","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781493199969","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}