{"product_id":"9781847491879","title":"The Lulu Plays and Other Sex Tragedies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the silent classic \u003ci\u003ePandora's Box\u003c\/i\u003e to Metallica and Lou Reed's 2011 collaboration to a 2013 graphic novel adaption, the Lulu plays\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003econtinue to inspire discussion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTwo of Wedekind's most seminal plays, \u003ci\u003eEarth Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePandora's Box\u003c\/i\u003e both focus on the actions of the young heroine Lulu, who embodies both animal sensuality and waif-like innocence, as she escapes a life on the streets, receives a society education, marries, takes on various lovers, becomes a dancer in a revue, is imprisoned for murder, and encounters Jack the Ripper. When \u003ci\u003eEarth Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e was premiered Leipzig in 1898, Wedekind was vilified and persecuted for advocating unfeigned sexual pleasure and making his heroine a heartless whore. \u003ci\u003eDeath and Devil\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCastle Wetterstein\u003c\/i\u003e, the other plays that make up this volume, are essentially extensions of and complementary to the Lulu tragedies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alma Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051735138544,"sku":"9781847491879","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847491879_p0.jpg?v=1763747955","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847491879","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}