{"product_id":"the-mountaintop-5","title":"Mountaintop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mountaintop \u003c\/i\u003eis published here as a Methuen Drama Student Edition, featuring notes and commentary by Harvey Young,  Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Boston University, USA. The introduction offers a discussion of key themes including race, identity, politics, magical realism, one-act plays, historical figures and martyrs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe night before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. retires to room 306 in the now-famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortraying rhetoric, hope and ideals of social change, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountaintop \u003c\/i\u003ealso explores being human in the face of inevitable death. The play is a dramatic feat of daring originality, historical narration and triumphant compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54213232951640,"sku":null,"price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350187955.jpg?v=1764315016","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-mountaintop-5","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}