{"product_id":"the-bagnios-of-algiers-and-the-great-sultana-two-plays-of-captivity-paperback-softback-9780812222159","title":"\"the Bagnios of Algiers\" and \"the Great Sultana\"; Two Plays of Captivity (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812222159","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003e\"the Bagnios of Algiers\" and \"the Great Sultana\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTwo Plays of Captivity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMiguel de Cervantes (Author), Barbara Fuchs (Edited and translated by), Aaron J. Ilika (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812222159\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.328 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known today as the author of \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e-one of the most beloved and widely read novels in the Western tradition-Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) was a poet and a playwright as well. After some early successes on the Madrid stage in the 1580s, his theatrical career was interrupted by other literary efforts. Yet, eager to prove himself as a playwright, shortly before his death he published a collection of his later plays before they were ever performed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith their depiction of captives in North Africa and at the Ottoman court, two of these, \"The Bagnios of Algiers\" and \"The Great Sultana,\" draw heavily on Cervantes's own experiences as a captive, and echo important episodes in \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e. They are set in a Mediterranean world where Spain and its Muslim neighbors clashed repeatedly while still remaining in close contact, with merchants, exiles, captives, soldiers, and renegades frequently crossing between the two sides. The plays provide revealing insights into Spain's complex perception of the world of Mediterranean Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite their considerable literary and historical interest, these two plays have never before been translated into English. This edition presents them along with an introductory essay that places them in the context of Cervantes's drama, the early modern stage, and the political and cultural relations between Christianity and Islam in the early modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bagnios of Algiers\u003cbr\u003e Act I\u003cbr\u003e Act II\u003cbr\u003e Act III\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Sultana\u003cbr\u003e Act I\u003cbr\u003e Act II\u003cbr\u003e Act III\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52745262072088,"sku":"9780812222159","price":15.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-bagnios-of-algiers-and-the-great-sultana-two-plays-of-captivity-paperback-softback-9780812222159","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}