{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-shakespeare-on-love","title":"The Little Book of Shakespeare on Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo writer, before or since, has matched Shakespeare in terms of influence, critical acclaim or popular success. And the Bard had plenty to say about the subject of love - the word appears more than 2,000 times in his collected works! Packed full of timeless reflections on the subject - from the star-crossed devotions of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the witty rhetoric in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMuch Ado About Nothing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - and complemented by fascinating facts about Shakespeare and his works - this Little Book contains some of the most romantic and profound lines ever written in the English language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo-one has influenced the modern rom-com genre as much as Shakespeare. Perhaps the Bard's most influential romantic comedy is \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMuch Ado About Nothing\u003c\/span\u003e, the timeless tale of sworn enemies who become lovers. Countless pop-culture pairings owe a debt to the play, from Elizabeth and Mr Darcy in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePride and Prejudice \u003c\/span\u003eto the leads in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSomething's Gotta Give.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare's best-loved sonnet, \"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?\", touches on the themes of unattainable love and mortality. The poem is part of Shakespeare's \"Fair Youth\" sequence of sonnets, which many historians believe are actually about a young man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Theatre Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55538629083512,"sku":"9781035419784","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/9562\/5032\/files\/9781035419784.jpg?v=1776961291","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/zh-hans\/products\/the-little-book-of-shakespeare-on-love","provider":"National Theatre Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}