{"product_id":"merope-paperback","title":"Merope: A French Classical Tragedy of Royal Identity, Maternal Grief, and Revenge - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVoltaire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam F. Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMerope\u003c\/em\u003e is Voltaire's classical tragedy of royal identity, maternal grief, political danger, and the violent recovery of justice.\u003c\/strong\u003e Drawn from the ancient story of Merope, queen of Messenia, the play centres on a mother who believes her son lost, a usurper who threatens both throne and family, and a young stranger whose hidden lineage changes the fate of a kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoltaire shapes the material into a disciplined eighteenth-century tragedy: formal, urgent, politically alert, and emotionally concentrated. The drama's force lies in its collision of private anguish and public power, as Merope's maternal devotion becomes inseparable from questions of legitimacy, tyranny, succession, and revenge. For readers of French classical drama, Enlightenment literature, tragic theatre, and adaptations of ancient myth, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMerope\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a clear example of Voltaire's dramatic ambition beyond his philosophical and satirical writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461357420722,"sku":"9781617202544","price":17.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/hZK2uMKzPG9781617202544.webp?v=1782841791","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/merope-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}