{"product_id":"taste-of-honey-3","title":"Taste Of Honey By Delaney, Shelagh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- gender roles\u003cbr\u003e- homosexuality\u003cbr\u003e- race\u003cbr\u003e- class\u003cbr\u003e- youth\u003cbr\u003e- 1950s notions of family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57587377799550,"sku":"NW9781350443662","price":12.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781350443662.jpg?v=1783100380","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/taste-of-honey-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}