{"product_id":"methuen-drama-a-taste-of-honey","title":"A Taste of Honey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShelagh Delaney's 1958 play, written when she was only 19, brought the lives and struggles of northern, working-class people onto the stage. Initially dividing the critics - some of whom regarded it as 'immature' - it went on to become one of the most defining plays of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Student Edition contains a commentary by Hannah Simpson, Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, UK, which explores the following themes in relation to the play:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- gender roles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- homosexuality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- race\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- class\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- youth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- 1950s notions of family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn addition, it looks at the play's production history, different ways it has been staged, and critical reception; the form of the kitchen-sink and drawing-room drama and to what extent the play conforms or disrupts these models; 1950s Britain and what it was like; and the play's ambiguous ending.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fourth Wall Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59467437998415,"sku":"9781350443662","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/6028\/1679\/files\/9781350443662.jpg?v=1794407429","url":"https:\/\/fourthwallbookshop.co.uk\/products\/methuen-drama-a-taste-of-honey","provider":"Fourth Wall Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}