{"product_id":"9780007424023","title":"The Merry Wives of Windsor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. It has been adapted for the opera on occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play anachronistically places Sir John Falstaff, who had previously appeared in Shakespeare's plays about the medieval King Henry IV and set circa 1400, in the contemporary setting of the Elizabethan era, circa 1600.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor is a short drama that stands at the top of Shakespeare's works. Its best-in-class storytelling and character development make it a timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Barbara A. Mowat (The Taming of the Shrew), Paul Werstine (The Two Noble Kinsmen), Sparknotes (Merchant of Venice), and Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Shakespeare, Performed by Sir Anthony Quayle and Cast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889227255957,"sku":"9780007424023","price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007424023.jpg?v=1776888252","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007424023","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}