{"product_id":"jew-of-malta-2","title":"Jew of Malta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Marlowe's \u003cem\u003eThe Jew of Malta\u003c\/em\u003e is a drama of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set on the island of Malta and taking place against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe payments made by Malta to the Turks have fallen in arrears, and the Governor decrees that the entire sum should be paid by the Jews, or they will be forced to accept Christianity. When Barabas objects to this, his goods are seized and his house converted into a nunnery. Barabas embarks on an elaborate plan of revenge, but events do not go entirely his way...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Jew of Malta\u003c\/em\u003e, in the Nick Hern Books \u003cem\u003eDrama Classics\u003c\/em\u003e series, is edited and introduced by Peter J. Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248689664344,"sku":"9781854591999","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781854591999.jpg?v=1778632223","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/jew-of-malta-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}