Product List
GET /services/catalog/products?format=api&page=77108
{ "links": { "first": "https://redshelf.com/services/catalog/products?format=api&page=1", "last": "https://redshelf.com/services/catalog/products?format=api&page=78385", "next": "https://redshelf.com/services/catalog/products?format=api&page=77109", "prev": "https://redshelf.com/services/catalog/products?format=api&page=77107" }, "data": [ { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114037", "attributes": { "name": "The House of Mirth", "subtitle": "", "description": "A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century New York society, an area with which she was intimately familiar.The tragic love story reveals the destructive effects of wealth and social hypocrisy on Lily Bart, a ravishing beauty. Impoverished but well-born, Lily realizes a secure future depends on her acquiring a wealthy husband. Her downfall begins with a romantic indiscretion, intensifies with an accumulation of gambling debts, and climaxes in a maelstrom of social disasters.More a tale of social exclusion than of failed love, The House of Mirth reveals Wharton's compelling gifts as a storyteller and her clear-eyed observations of the savagery beneath the well-bred surface of high society. As with The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome, this novel was also made into a successful motion picture.", "author": "Edith Wharton", "slug": "the-house-of-mirth-114037-9780486112695-edith-wharton", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112695.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114037", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114037/the-house-of-mirth-114037-9780486112695-edith-wharton", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486420493", "EISBN13": "9780486112695", "EISBN10": "0486112691" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026194433" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114036", "attributes": { "name": "Macbeth Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "Ambition overpowers loyalty in this drama of a Scottish noble's rise to power. Goaded by his scheming wife, Macbeth realizes too late that \"blood will have blood,\" as each monstrous crime demands the reinforcement of another, sending him further and further down the path to his own destruction. Shakespeare's drama of treason and doom features a fast-paced plot, tumultuous action, and a cast of compelling characters, including a trio of fortune-telling witches. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the drama's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide. Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of Macbeth's content and context, the guide includes: Scene-by-scene summaries Explanations and discussions of the plot Question-and-answer sections Shakespeare biography List of characters and more Dover Thrift Study Editions feature everything that students need to undertake a confident reading of a classic text, as well as to prepare themselves for class discussions, essays, and exams. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "macbeth-thrift-study-edition-114036-9780486112718-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112718.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114036", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114036/macbeth-thrift-study-edition-114036-9780486112718-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486475752", "EISBN13": "9780486112718", "EISBN10": "0486112713" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026192696" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114035", "attributes": { "name": "The Man Who Would Be King", "subtitle": "and Other Stories", "description": "Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907, Rudyard Kipling (18651936) drew upon his experiences in Anglo-Indian Society for much of his writing. This volume presents five of Kipling's best early stories, including \"The Phantom Rickshaw,\" a psychological thriller; \"Wee Willie Winkie,\" a delightful display of love for children; \"Without Benefit of Clergy,\" the poignant story of an Englishmen's affair with an Islamic woman; \"The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes\"; and the celebrated title story.", "author": "Rudyard Kipling", "slug": "the-man-who-would-be-king-114035-9780486112701-rudyard-kipling", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112701.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114035", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114035/the-man-who-would-be-king-114035-9780486112701-rudyard-kipling", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486280516", "EISBN13": "9780486112701", "EISBN10": "0486112705" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026204731" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114034", "attributes": { "name": "Heart of Darkness Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "A ferryboat captain in search of a notorious ivory trader ventures into an African jungle, where he discovers a dark side of the human condition. In this burning indictment of colonialism, Joseph Conrad drew upon his own shipboard experiences in the region formerly known as the Belgian Congo. His novella explores the potential for evil that lurks behind the illusion of civilized restraint.No student of modern fiction can afford to neglect Heart of Darkness or to overlook its narrative and symbolic richness, penetrating character studies, and psychological power. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the novel's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide.Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of the content and context of Heart of Darkness, the guide includes: Chapter-by-chapter summaries Explanations and discussions of the plot Question-and-answer sections Conrad biography List of characters and more", "author": "Joseph Conrad", "slug": "heart-of-darkness-thrift-study-edition-114034-9780486112725-joseph-conrad", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112725.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114034", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114034/heart-of-darkness-thrift-study-edition-114034-9780486112725-joseph-conrad", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486475677", "EISBN13": "9780486112725", "EISBN10": "0486112721" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026201683" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114033", "attributes": { "name": "Julius Caesar Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "A charismatic politician's assassination leads to a civil war in Shakespeare's drama of ancient Rome. Written in 1599 about an event from more than 2,000 years ago, this historical play continues to captivate modern audiences with its memorable characters, poetic speeches, and profound examination of the conflicting claims of ambition, ethics, and loyalty. With its compelling insights into history and human nature, Julius Caesar often serves as an introduction to the works of Shakespeare and this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers a definitive survey of the drama. Created to help the reader gain a thorough understanding of the content and context of Julius Caesar, the guide includes: Scene-by-scene summaries Explanations and discussions of the plot Question-and-answer sections Shakespeare biography List of characters and more Dover Thrift Study Editions feature everything that students need to undertake a confident reading of a classic text, as well as to prepare themselves for class discussions, essays, and exams.", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "julius-caesar-thrift-study-edition-114033-9780486112732-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112732.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114033", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114033/julius-caesar-thrift-study-edition-114033-9780486112732-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486475776", "EISBN13": "9780486112732", "EISBN10": "048611273X" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026204742" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114032", "attributes": { "name": "Othello Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "A young beauty defies bigotry to marry a heroic warrior of a different race, but a false friend poisons her husband's mind with jealousy, \"the green-eyed monster.\" This gripping drama of romance and treachery unfolds amid the Renaissance splendor of Venice and Cyprus, centering on a soldier's plot to exact revenge by exploiting the weaknesses of others. An eloquent tale of betrayal and racism, Shakespeare's seventeenth-century tragedy continues to resonate for today's audiences. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the drama's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide. Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of Othello's content and context, the guide includes: Scene-by-scene summaries Explanations and discussions of the plot Question-and-answer sections Shakespeare biography List of characters and more Dover Thrift Study Editions feature everything that students need to undertake a confident reading of a classic text, as well as to prepare themselves for class discussions, essays, and exams.", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "othello-thrift-study-edition-114032-9780486112787-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112787.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114032", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114032/othello-thrift-study-edition-114032-9780486112787-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486475769", "EISBN13": "9780486112787", "EISBN10": "0486112780" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026196862" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114031", "attributes": { "name": "The Cherry Orchard", "subtitle": "", "description": "The Cherry Orchard was first produced by the Moscow Art Theatre on Chekhov's last birthday, January 17, 1904. Since that time it has become one of the most critically admired and performed plays in the Western world, a high comedy whose principal theme, the passing of the old semifeudal order, is symbolized in the sale of the cherry orchard owned by Madame Ranevsky.The play also functions as a magnificent showcase for Chekhov's acute observations of his characters' foibles and for quizzical ruminations on the approaching dissolution of the world of the Russian aristocracy and life as it was lived on their great country estates. While the subject and the characters of the work are, in a sense, timeless, the dramatic technique of the play was a Chekhovian innovation. In this and other plays he developed the concept of \"indirect action,\" in which the dramatic action takes place off stage and the significance of the play revolves around the reactions of the characters to those unseen events.Reprinted from a standard edition, this inexpensive well-made volume invites any lover of theater or great literature to enter the world of Madame Ranevsky, Anya, Gayef, Lopakhin, Firs, and the other memorable characters whose hopes, fears, loves, and general humanity are so brilliantly depicted in this landmark of world drama.", "author": "Anton Chekhov", "slug": "the-cherry-orchard-114031-9780486112749-anton-chekhov", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112749.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114031", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114031/the-cherry-orchard-114031-9780486112749-anton-chekhov", "bisac_codes": [ "DRA016000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486266824", "EISBN13": "9780486112749", "EISBN10": "0486112748" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026204068" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114030", "attributes": { "name": "The Double", "subtitle": "", "description": "While his literary reputation rests mainly on such celebrated novels as Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and The Idiot, Dostoyevsky also wrote much superb short fiction. The Double is one of the finest of his shorter works. It appeared in 1846 (his second published work) and is by far the most significant of his early stories, not least for its successful, straight-faced treatment of a hallucinatory theme.In The Double, the protagonist, Golyadkin senior, is persecuted by his double, Golyadkin junior, who resembles him closely in almost every detail. The latter abuses the former with mounting scorn and brutality as the tale proceeds toward its frightening denouement. Characteristic Dostoyevskyan themes of helplessness, victimization, and scandal are beautifully handled here with an artistry that qualifies the story as a small masterpiece.Students of literature, admirers of Dostoyevsky, and general readers will all be delighted to have this classic work available in this inexpensive, high-quality edition.", "author": "Fyodor Dostoyevsky", "slug": "the-double-114030-9780486112770-fyodor-dostoyevsky", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112770.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114030", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114030/the-double-114030-9780486112770-fyodor-dostoyevsky", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486295725", "EISBN13": "9780486112770", "EISBN10": "0486112772" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026196280" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114029", "attributes": { "name": "She Stoops to Conquer", "subtitle": "", "description": "This charming comedy has delighted audiences for over two centuries. First performed in 1773, it concerns Kate Hardcastle, a young lady who poses as a serving girl to win the heart of a young gentleman too shy to court ladies of his own class. A number of delightful deceits and hilarious turns of plot must be played out before the mating strategies of both Kate Hardcastle and her friend Constance Neville conclude happily. Along the way, there is an abundance of merry mix-ups, racy dialogue and sly satire of the sentimental comedies of Goldsmith's day.The extraordinary humor and humanity with which Goldsmith invested this play have made it one of the most read, performed, and studied of all English comedies. It is now available in this inexpensive Dover edition, based on the text of the fourth edition, published in the year of the play's first staging.", "author": "Oliver Goldsmith", "slug": "she-stoops-to-conquer-114029-9780486112763-oliver-goldsmith", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112763.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114029", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114029/she-stoops-to-conquer-114029-9780486112763-oliver-goldsmith", "bisac_codes": [ "DRA003000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486268675", "EISBN13": "9780486112763", "EISBN10": "0486112764" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026188380" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114028", "attributes": { "name": "The Necklace and Other Short Stories", "subtitle": "", "description": "The French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed character studies and brief but moving dramas well suited to the genre.The nine stories in this collection provide a vivid portrait gallery of his typical subjects from simple peasants and prostitutes to soldiers, government clerks, and provincial bourgeois. Brilliantly naturalistic, these short works also reveal Maupassant's ability to observe the innumerable details of everyday life and reproduce them artfully and accurately, often with a caustic sense of humor.His literary talents are amply displayed in this volume, which includes these memorable tales: \"Ball-of-Fat,\" regarded by many as technically one of the finest short stories ever written, \"The Necklace,\" \"A Piece of String,\" \"Mme. Tellier's Establishment,\" \"Mademoiselle Fifi,\" \"Miss Harriet,\" \"A Way to Wealth,\" \"My Uncle Jules,\" and \"The Horla.\"", "author": "Guy de Maupassant", "slug": "the-necklace-and-other-short-stories-114028-9780486112756-guy-de-maupassant", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112756.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114028", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114028/the-necklace-and-other-short-stories-114028-9780486112756-guy-de-maupassant", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486270647", "EISBN13": "9780486112756", "EISBN10": "0486112756" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026190375" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114027", "attributes": { "name": "A Midsummer Night's Dream Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "Two pairs of young lovers fall asleep in an ancient Athenian forest and wake to find themselves in the middle of a good deed gone wrong. A Midsummer Night's Dream conjures up a fairyland inhabited by well-intentioned sprites whose magic leads to farcical confusion. The mirthful tangle of mistaken identities and misplaced affections develops and resolves in the glorious poetry of England's greatest playwright.Shakespeare's fantastical comedy has enchanted audiences since its debut in the twilight years of the sixteenth century. A definitive survey, this Dover Thrift Study Edition offers the drama's complete and unabridged text, plus a comprehensive study guide. Created to help readers gain a thorough understanding of the content and context of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the guide includes: Scene-by-scene summaries Explanations and discussions of the plot Question-and-answer sections Shakespeare biography List of characters and more", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "a-midsummer-nights-dream-thrift-study-edition-114027-9780486112817-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112817.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114027", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114027/a-midsummer-nights-dream-thrift-study-edition-114027-9780486112817-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486475745", "EISBN13": "9780486112817", "EISBN10": "0486112810" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026194744" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114026", "attributes": { "name": "Great German Short Stories", "subtitle": "", "description": "The unique boundaries of the short story have attracted a majority of the prominent writers in the German language since the genre attained its modern form and became widely read around the turn of the 19th century.This collection, featuring stories by eight of the form's most successful practitioners, includes Arthur Schnitzler's \"Lieutenant Gustl,\" considered to be the first purely interior monologue in European literature; Heinrich von Kleist's \"Earthquake in Chile,\" a highly charged narrative in which nature and public opinion precipitate acts of incredible violence; as well as important works by Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Gerhart Hauptmann, Rainer Maria Rilke, E. T. A. Hoffmann, and Clemens Brentano.Required reading for students of world literature, this volume will be a welcome addition to the collection of any literary connoisseur.", "author": "Evan Bates", "slug": "great-german-short-stories-114026-9780486112794", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112794.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114026", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114026/great-german-short-stories-114026-9780486112794", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486432052", "EISBN13": "9780486112794", "EISBN10": "0486112799" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026196173" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114025", "attributes": { "name": "Twelfth Night Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "Includes the unabridged text of Shakespeare's classic play plus a complete study guide that helps readers gain a thorough understanding of the work's content and context. The comprehensive guide includes scene-by-scene summaries, explanations and discussions of the plot, question-and-answer sections, author biography, analytical paper topics, list of characters, bibliography, and more.", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "twelfth-night-thrift-study-edition-114025-9780486112879-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112879.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114025", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114025/twelfth-night-thrift-study-edition-114025-9780486112879-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486478067", "EISBN13": "9780486112879", "EISBN10": "048611287X" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026188608" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114024", "attributes": { "name": "The Merchant of Venice Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "Everything You Need To Make The GradeTest? Paper? Class discussion? Don't worry, we have you covered. This book has everything you need.Not only does it feature the complete text of The Merchant of Venice, it offers a comprehensive study guide that will easily help you understand Shakespeare's classic drama.You'll make the grade with: Complete and unabridged text Scene-by-scene summaries Explanations and discussions of the plot Question-and-answer sections Shakespeare biography List of characters and more", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "the-merchant-of-venice-thrift-study-edition-114024-9780486112824-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112824.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114024", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114024/the-merchant-of-venice-thrift-study-edition-114024-9780486112824-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486475783", "EISBN13": "9780486112824", "EISBN10": "0486112829" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026201586" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114023", "attributes": { "name": "Ghosts", "subtitle": "", "description": "The innovative dramas of Henrik Ibsen created a sensation among 19th-century audiences with their mordant attacks on social conventions. Among the finest of these ground-breaking works was Ghosts, first performed in 1881. In it, the playwright assailed the hypocrisy of moral codes, offering a daring treatment of such then-taboo issues as infidelity, venereal disease, and illegitimacy. Ibsen substituted the modern scientific idea of heredity for the ancient Greek concept of fate, exposing hidden sins of the past as the roots of corruption.The sins of the past are at the heart of the play, whose haunted heroine, Mrs. Helen Alving, has accepted her pastor's counsel and endured her husband's many infidelities in silence. Ten years after Alving's death, she is to dedicate an orphanage in his memory. Her son Oswald, kept innocent of his father's profligacy, returns home for the dedication. Oswald's attraction to the housemaid in reality, his half-sister conjures up the ghost of his parents' unhappy marriage. This disastrous romance, along with Oswald's increasing symptoms of the venereal disease inherited from his father, force Mrs. Alving to confront her own \"ghosts.\"A powerful and engrossing psychological drama, Ghosts serves as an excellent entree to Ibsen's other works and helps confirm his status as \"the father of modern drama.\"", "author": "Henrik Ibsen", "slug": "ghosts-114023-9780486112886-henrik-ibsen", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112886.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114023", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114023/ghosts-114023-9780486112886-henrik-ibsen", "bisac_codes": [ "DRA004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486298528", "EISBN13": "9780486112886", "EISBN10": "0486112888" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026194889" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114022", "attributes": { "name": "The Taming of the Shrew Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "Includes the unabridged text of Shakespeare's classic play plus a complete study guide that helps readers gain a thorough understanding of the work's content and context. The comprehensive guide includes scene-by-scene summaries, explanations and discussions of the plot, question-and-answer sections, author biography, analytical paper topics, list of characters, bibliography, and more.", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "the-taming-of-the-shrew-thrift-study-edition-114022-9780486112855-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112855.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114022", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114022/the-taming-of-the-shrew-thrift-study-edition-114022-9780486112855-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486475806", "EISBN13": "9780486112855", "EISBN10": "0486112853" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026201611" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114021", "attributes": { "name": "Tartuffe", "subtitle": "", "description": "Renowned for his satirical works, Moliere (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 16221673) delighted in lampooning the social pretensions and conceits of 17th-century French society. In this 1664 verse comedy with serious overtones, Tartuffe, a penniless scoundrel and religious poseur, is invited by a gullible benefactor to live in his home.Imposing a rigidly puritanical regimen on the formerly happy household, Tartuffe wreaks havoc among family members. He breaks off the daughter's engagement, attempts to seduce the wife of his host, acquires his patron's property, and eventually resorts to blackmail and extortion. But ultimately, his schemes and malicious deeds lead to his own downfall.Attacked by the Church and twice suppressed, Tartuffe opened to packed houses in 1669. Teeming with lively humor and satirical plot devices, this timeless comedy by one of France's greatest and most influential playwrights is essential reading for students of theater and literature.", "author": "Molière", "slug": "tartuffe-114021-9780486112848-moliere", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112848.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114021", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114021/tartuffe-114021-9780486112848-moliere", "bisac_codes": [ "DRA004010" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486411170", "EISBN13": "9780486112848", "EISBN10": "0486112845" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026204716" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114020", "attributes": { "name": "As You Like It", "subtitle": "", "description": "Unjustly deposed by his younger brother, the rightful duke retreats to the Forest of Arden and forms a utopia with his loyal followers while his daughter remains at court as a companion to her cousin. When forbidden romance enters their lives, the girls assume disguises and flee to the forest, where they encounter a magical world of friendly outlaws and wise fools. Both a lighthearted comedy and a deeper exploration of social and literary issues, this play features a memorable cast of characters and some of Shakespeare's finest poetry.", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "as-you-like-it-114020-9780486112800-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112800.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114020", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114020/as-you-like-it-114020-9780486112800-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "DRA010000", "POE023020" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486404325", "EISBN13": "9780486112800", "EISBN10": "0486112802" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026204976" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114019", "attributes": { "name": "Jacob's Room", "subtitle": "", "description": "Prized for their lyrical qualities, the novels of Virginia Woolf favor the psychological realms inhabited by her characters, where thoughts are so revealed that actions lose much of their importance. Most are also concerned with the structure of narrative, including the present novel, in which Woolf conveys the impression of time present and of time passing in individual experience as well as in the characters' awareness of historic time.Considered Woolf's first original and distinguished work, Jacob's Room (1922) concerns a sensitive young man, Jacob Flanders, who finds himself unable to reconcile his love of classical culture with the chaotic reality of World War I. His story unfolds in a series of brief impressions and conversations, stream-of-consciousness narratives, internal monologues, and letters.This inexpensive edition of Woolf's intense and affecting novel offers readers a first-rate example of subtle style and innovative techniques for which the author is admired.", "author": "Virginia Woolf", "slug": "jacobs-room-114019-9780486112862-virginia-woolf", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112862.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114019", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114019/jacobs-room-114019-9780486112862-virginia-woolf", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486401096", "EISBN13": "9780486112862", "EISBN10": "0486112861" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026193088" } } } }, { "type": "Product", "id": "00010000114018", "attributes": { "name": "Much Ado About Nothing Thrift Study Edition", "subtitle": "", "description": "Test? Paper? Class discussion? Don't worry, we have you covered. This book has everything you need.Not only does it feature the complete text of Much Ado About Nothing, it offers a comprehensive study guide that will easily help you understand Shakespeare's classic drama.You'll make the grade with: Complete and unabridged text Scene-by-scene summaries Explanations and discussions of the plot Question-and-answer sections Shakespeare biography List of characters and more", "author": "William Shakespeare", "slug": "much-ado-about-nothing-thrift-study-edition-114018-9780486112831-william-shakespeare", "thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/9780486112831.jpg", "default_thumbnail_image": "//redshelf-images.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail/default_book_thumbnail.jpg", "product_type": "book", "product_id": "114018", "product_url": "/app/ecom/book/114018/much-ado-about-nothing-thrift-study-edition-114018-9780486112831-william-shakespeare", "bisac_codes": [ "FIC004000" ], "items_count": null, "identifiers": { "ISBN13": "9780486475790", "EISBN13": "9780486112831", "EISBN10": "0486112837" }, "drm": null, "cover_image": null, "default_cover_image": null, "book_type": null }, "relationships": { "lowest_offering": { "data": { "type": "offerings", "id": "00010026201750" } } } } ], "meta": { "pagination": { "page": 77108, "pages": 78385, "count": 1567696 } } }
Response Info
Default: None