{"product_id":"verdis-shakespeare-men-of-the-theater-9780143122227","title":"Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook out for a new book from Garry Wills, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Qur'an Meant\u003c\/i\u003e, coming fall 2017.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riveting . . . a double-barreled salvo that hits two bull's-eyes.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dazzling study of the three operas that Giuseppe Verdi adapted from Shakespeare's plays takes readers on a wonderfully engaging journey through opera, music, literature, history, and the nature of genius. \u003ci\u003eVerdi's Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e explores the writing and staging of \u003ci\u003eMacbetto\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eOtello\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eFalstaff\u003c\/i\u003e, operas by Verdi, an Italian composer who could not read a word of English but who adored Shakespeare. Delving into the fast-paced worlds of these men and the hands-on life of the stage that at once challenged them and gave flight to their brilliance, Wills, in his inimitable way, illuminates the birth of artistic creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarry Wills \u003c\/b\u003eis a historian and the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eWhat Jesus Meant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePapal Sin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy I Am a Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhy Priests?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. A frequent contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications, Wills is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50913972683026,"sku":"9780143122227","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_61ee42af-063f-4ba1-97d3-751d48adad14.jpg?v=1738802327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/verdis-shakespeare-men-of-the-theater-9780143122227","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}