{"product_id":"wappin-wharf-large-print","title":"Wappin’ Kai — Großdruck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when bloodthirsty pirates look as foolish as they do fearsome?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Wappin' Wharf, Charles S. Brooks brings pirates to the stage in a comedy of rogues, schemes and dark humor. The waterfront gives these figures their setting: a place where ships tie up, cargo changes hands and sailors spend their pay. Here, the promise of swashbuckling adventure meets the pleasure of seeing villains made ridiculous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is pirate burlesque, not a realistic history of life at sea. Brooks brings the light, bookish wit of his essays into a theatrical world of fearsome reputations and comic foolishness. The appeal lies in that contrast: rogues invite laughter as well as unease, and the pirate adventure takes a turn toward the absurd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFearsome yet foolish rogues\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy pirates whose comic side unsettles the imposing image of the bloodthirsty villain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA waterfront world\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step onto a wharf where ships, cargo and sailors give the comedy its setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSchemes with a dark edge\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore a swashbuckling comedy that brings roguish plans together with dark humor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn essayist's playful wit\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover the light, literary humor Charles S. Brooks brings from essays to the stage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pleasure of burlesque\u003c\/strong\u003e – See the fearsome pirate figure become a source of laughter rather than solemn adventure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy dark humor, sea stories and short plays to read aloud or stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet the foolish, fearsome rogues of Wappin' Wharf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534722695516,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/14222_en_ebook-front_c23_59e343de-498f-4f3f-8870-a3c11604765a.jpg?v=1792175136","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/wappin-kai-grossdruck","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}