{"product_id":"aphra-behns-emperor-of-the-moon-and-its-french-source-arlequin-empereur-dans-la-lune-9781781888858","title":"Aphra Behn's 'Emperor of the Moon' and its French Source 'Arlequin, Empereur dans la lune'","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Judy A. Hayden | Daniel J. Worden\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Modern Humanities Research Association\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAphra Behn's spectacular farce, \u003cem\u003eEmperor of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e (1687), so engaged audiences that it was restaged well into the eighteenth century. Her play was largely adapted from Anne Mauduit de Fatouville's \u003cem\u003eArlequin, Empereur dans la lune\u003c\/em\u003e (1684), a \u003cem\u003ecommedia dell'arte\u003c\/em\u003e production by the Comédie-Italienne troupe, a performance which also proved immensely popular with Parisian audiences. Within its witty and amusing three acts, Behn's play explores a number of contemporary concerns -- from \u003cem\u003ecommedia dell'arte\u003c\/em\u003e, to gender and politics, to science and astronomy, including a plurality of worlds, for example -- all culminating in the third act's operatic spectacle. This volume offers a transcription of Behn's 1687 play with extensive annotations, a critical discussion of Behn's text, and the first English translation of Fatouville's eight French and Italian scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46457738199191,"sku":"9781781888858","price":2437.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781781888858.webp?v=1769182982","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/aphra-behns-emperor-of-the-moon-and-its-french-source-arlequin-empereur-dans-la-lune-9781781888858","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}