{"product_id":"king-john-shakespeare","title":"King John by William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy William Shakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authoritative edition of King John from The Folger Shakespeare Library  the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.  Like most of Shakespeare's history plays  King John presents a struggle for the English crown. The struggle this time  however  is strikingly cold-blooded and brutal.   John  the younger brother of the late Richard I  is the king  and a savage one. His opponent is a boy  his nephew Arthur  supported by the King of France and the Duke of Austria. After Arthur falls into John's hands  John plots to torture him. Arthur's capture gives Louis  the Dauphin of France  the opportunity to lay claim to John's crown. John's nobles support Louis  but he schemes to betray them.   The play finds its hero in another figure: the Bastard  Sir Richard Plantagenet  an illegitimate son of Richard I. Although he has an appetite for war  he also has a strong conscience and speaks with trenchant irony.","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52798784438552,"sku":"9798890966698","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HARDCOVER","offer_id":52798784471320,"sku":"9798890966797","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/9798890966698.jpg?v=1790924432","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/king-john-shakespeare","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}