{"product_id":"9780856688768-tirso-de-molina-jealous-of-herself","title":"Tirso de Molina: Jealous of Herself","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTirso de Molina's  Jealous of Herself  (c. 1622-23) is an ingenious comedy of disguise and deception, set in the streets, plazas and fashionable apartments of early 17th-century Madrid. Tirso de Molina's  Jealous of Herself  (c. 1622-23) is an ingenious comedy of disguise and deception, set in the streets,  plazas and fashionable apartments of early 17th-century Madrid.  Nearly forgotten for almost 400 years, the play is starting to  gain attention today for its very modern perspective on male  desire and the difficult situation placed on women who must live  up to an ideal fantasy projected onto them. Much like another  product of early 17th-century Spain, Miguel de Cervantes's  world-famous novel  Don Quixote ,  Jealous of Herself  follows a lofty-minded man who worships an idealised image of a woman. It  then shows us a world that gets turned upside down when other  characters end up playing into this fantasy. Unlike Don Quixote,  however,  Jealous of Herself  shifts its attention from the dreamer to the dreamed  that is, to the individual trapped in and torn  apart by this fantasy, the young woman, Dona Magdalena. Her  internal conflict, the fact that she finds herself jealous of  herself, ultimately becomes the axis of the play. Jealous of Herself  is also a lively, wonderful piece of theatre. Written by a highly inventive playwright at a time when the  Spanish theatre was at its peak, it has fascinating lead  characters, verbal dexterity, rapid-fire wit and a strong sense  of mood and place. Carefully structured, it builds relentlessly,  climaxing with two great set-piece scenes that deserve to be on  any list of great Renaissance-era stage moments. Until now, the  play, whose Spanish title is  La celosa de si misma , has been unavailable to English-language readers and audiences. This book  is the first-ever English translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701052158049,"sku":"9780856688768","price":22.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/25fd68822acc8e4d8322cacb085a4520.png?v=1675903131","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780856688768-tirso-de-molina-jealous-of-herself","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}