{"product_id":"candida-9780143039785","title":"Candida","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eExclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of\u003c\/b\u003e the play that jumpstarted Shaw's career as a dramatist--part of the official Bernard Shaw Library \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Reverend Morell, a socialist preacher, brings a penniless young poet, Eugene Marchbanks, into his home, which is dominated by his fascinating wife, Candida. With its single stage setting and small cast of six characters, Shaw's play is deceptively simple. Centered on a romantic triangle and parodying courtly love and the domestic drama of Ibsen, \u003ci\u003eCandida\u003c\/i\u003e also abounds with classical allusions, the fervor of a religious revival, and poetic inspiration and aspirations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the definitive text prepared under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence. The volume includes Shaw's preface of 1898.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143039785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.20w x 0.30d","brand":"George Bernard Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723166052533,"sku":"9780143039785","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_78e20f16-3c44-4631-9389-36f240417fcf.jpg?v=1729006895","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/candida-9780143039785","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}