{"product_id":"coward-the-playwright-9780520234147","title":"Coward the Playwright","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eIn five dexterously argued chapters, John Lahr investigates all the major plays and many of Noël Coward's lesser-known pieces. \u003ci\u003eHay Fever, Private Lives, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDesign for Living, \u003c\/i\u003efor instance, make a fascinating group of \"Comedies of Bad Manners.\" \u003ci\u003eBlithe Spirit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRelative Values \u003c\/i\u003eraise the \"Ghost in the Fun Machine.\" And Lahr explores the \"politics of charm\" oozing through \u003ci\u003eThe Vortex, Easy Virtue, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePresent Laughter. \u003c\/i\u003eFurther chapters consider the patriotic plays like \u003ci\u003eCavalcade \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThis Happy Breed \u003c\/i\u003eand examples of Coward's later work, such as \u003ci\u003eWaiting in the Wings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Song at Twilight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn all Coward's stage work, Lahr detects a coherent philosophy in which charm is both the subject of Coward's comedies and the trap that makes his very public life a perpetual performance.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Lahr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48275181699323,"sku":"9780520234147","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/coward-the-playwright-9780520234147","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}