SUMMARY: One of the last plays Shakespeare penned on his own, The Winters Tale is a transcendent work of death and rebirth, exploring irrational sexual jealousy, the redemptive world of nature, and the magical power of art.Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of t
The Winter's Tale
โ Scribed by William Shakespeare
- Publisher
- Penguin USA, Inc.;Signet Classic
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 346 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1101119039
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โฆ Synopsis
The Newly Revised Signet Classic Shakespeare Series The work of the world's greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars The Winter's Tale Unique Features of the Signet Classic Shakespeare An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet Special introduction to the play by the editor, Frank Kermode, Fellow of the British Academy Source from which Shakespeare derived The Winter's Tale'a generous selection from Robert Greene's Pandosto Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by Simon Forman, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, E.M.W. Tillyard, G. Wilson Knight, Carol Thomas Neely, and Coppelia Kahn A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable productions of The Winter's Tale, then and now Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type Up-to-date list of recommended readings.
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