{"product_id":"the-lunatic-the-lover-and-the-poet-9780061805196","title":"The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaced with quotes, references, and in-jokes, cross-dressing, bed-tricks, mistaken identity, and a bisexual love-triangle inspired by Shakespeare′s own sonnets, \u003cem\u003eThe Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet\u003c\/em\u003e novel upends everything you thought you knew about Hamlet. Witty, insightful, playful, and truly wise about the greatest works of the Bard, this novel is a delectable treat for people that have loved books like Stephen Greenblatt′s \u003cem\u003eWill in the World\u003c\/em\u003e and John Updike′s\u003cem\u003e Gertrude and Claudius.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Divinity scholar at Wittenberg University, Horatio prides himself on his ability to argue both sides of any intellectual debate but is himself a skeptic, never fully believing in any philosophy. That is, until he meets the outrageous, provocative, and flamboyantly beautiful Prince of Denmark, who teaches him more about both Earth and Heaven than any of his books. But Hamlet is also irrationally haunted by intimations of a tragic destiny he believes is preordained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a freelance translation job turns into a full-scale theatrical production, Horatio arranges for the theater-loving prince to act in the play-disguised as the heroine! This attracts the attention of Horatio′s patroness, the dark and manipulative Lady Adriana. A voracious and astute reader of both books and people, she performs her own seductions to test whether the \"platonic true-love\" described in his poems is truly so platonic. But when a mysterious rival poet calling himself \"Will Shake-speare\" begins to court both Prince Hamlet and his Dark Lady, Horatio is forced to choose between his skepticism and his love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061805196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.30w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2009 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Myrlin A. Hermes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924792643765,"sku":"9780061805196","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_51d519f7-a038-4f3c-b4b6-66d7d04cb804.jpg?v=1687838383","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lunatic-the-lover-and-the-poet-9780061805196","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}