A newly edited edition of The Winter's Tale, with a detailed introduction and full commentary.
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Retells, in simplified prose, William Shakespeare's play about King Leontes, who, after wrongly accusing his wife of infidelity, sets in motion a terrible chain of events with unexpected results.
Kennedy Kerrigan Kiessling King Kinney Kökeritz Kurland Laroque Lees Leimberg, 'Answer' Leimberg, 'Hermione' Leimberg, 'Names' Levith Long MacIntyre Mack Mahood Maisano Marcus Dennis Kennedy, Granville Barker and the Dream of Theatre ...
The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623. Although it was grouped among the comedies, many modern editors have relabelled the play as one of Shakespeare's late romances.
This edition, The Winter's Tale, not only contains the complete text of the play but also presents the expanse of scholarly opinion and interpretation since the earliest commentary.
Presents a collection of essays discussing historical aspects of William Shakespeare's play in which Peter Lake, an Irish burglar and mechanic, falls in love with the daughter of a rich aristocrat he meets when robbing their house.
The Winter's Tale is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists and classroom notes.
This 1982 book examines The Winter's Tale in performance from Jacobean England to the twentieth century.
A collection that includes a lengthy introduction describing historical trends in critical interpretations and theatrical performances of Shakespeare's play; 20 essays on the play, including two written especially for this volume (by ...
The jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife is carrying the child of his best friend.