Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: ...
More recent criticism has defended the structure of the play and this work shows that the evidence points to the fact that Shakespeare took infinite pains with the choice and disposition of the materials of The Winter's Tale.
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 ...
This critical appraisal looks at Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale as a work of theatre and assesses the variety of critical responses it has provoked. The author traces the history of...
One of Shakespeare's most haunting and enigmatic late plays, The Winter's Tale is a fine example of Shakespeare's fascination with the dramatic genre of "romance": the portrayal of magical lands,...
Theatrical and cinematic productions have tried to capture the range of interpretations and staging possibilities presented by The Winter’s Tale, and the introduction to this edition explores the play’s long histories in performance and ...
The Winter's Tale will teach young readers the importance of mistrust and the consequences of it.
The Winter's Tale is Shakespeare's most perfectly realized tragi-comedy, as notable for its tragic intensity as for its comic grace and, throughout, for the richness and complexity of its poetry.
Other titles in the Evans Shakespeare Editions from Cengage Learning As You Like It Heather Dubrow,Volume Editor Hamlet ... Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
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.
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 ...
This is a slightly shortened version of the text of The Winter’s Tale as printed in the First Folio of Shakespeare’s works (1623).
The series is used and recommended by the Royal Shakespeare Company. As well as the complete and unabridged text, each play in this series has an extensive range of students' notes.
More recent criticism has defended the structure of the play and this work shows that the evidence points to the fact that Shakespeare took infinite pains with the choice and disposition of the materials of The Winter's Tale.
The jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife is carrying the child of his best friend.
Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play about political intrigue, personal betrayal, and the aftermath of a brutal assassination.
On tragicomedy and romance Cooper, Helen, The English Romance in Time: Transforming Motifs from Geoffrey of Monmouth to the ... On performance Bartholomeusz, Dennis, The Winter's Tale in Performance in England and America, 1611–1976 ...
... Art and Illusion in the Winter's Tale, which examines the play in terms of the more sophisticated approaches to art, iconography, and the philosophy of art current when Shakespeare was writing, most critics have been content to repeat ...
... KING . CAMILLO IS A FAITH- FUL LORD . LEONTES IS A JEALOUS KING . THE BABY IS HIS TRUE CHILD . SHE MUST BE FOUND SO THE KING'S NAME WILL LIVE ON WHEN HE DIES . " Leontes was angry . " I don't believe these words are from our Just then ...
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.