{"product_id":"twelfth-night-9781851246243","title":"Twelfth Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist Eric Ravilious's stunning illustrative interpretation of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Together with a newly commissioned introduction, this book includes a facsimile of one of artist Eric Ravilious's finest illustrated works, William Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e. This edition was first published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1932 in a limited print run and is now considered a masterpiece of typography and illustration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ravilious was fascinated with Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry and drama, both as literature and as visual inspiration. His playful wooden engravings depict characters such as Viola, Sebastian, Sir Toby Belch, and Malvolio in period costumes on imaginary stages or in garden scenes. In addition, decorative borders and vignettes enliven the pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In his introduction, Alan Powers tells the story of how the publication of this edition was very nearly derailed by the onset of the economic Depression and how the resourcefulness and determination of the artist, publisher, and printer brought about this extraordinary version of Shakespeare's beloved comedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851246243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.78h x 7.93w x 0.64d","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44112782950581,"sku":"9781851246243","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_076789eb-4b30-4acd-aad6-e117b7fbafcb.jpg?v=1715053946","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/twelfth-night-9781851246243","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}