Cymbeline (Penguin Shakespeare) - Softcover

9780140707427: Cymbeline (Penguin Shakespeare)

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The King of Britain, enraged by his daughter's disobedience in marrying against his wishes, banishes his new son-in-law. Having fled to Rome, the exiled husband makes a foolish wager with a villain he encounters there - gambling on the fidelity of his abandoned wife. Combining courtly menace and horror, comedy and melodrama, Cymbeline is a moving depiction of two young lovers driven apart by deceit and self-doubt.

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A remarkable edition, one that makes Shakespeare s extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever. James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 A feast of literary and historical information. The Wall Street Journal" "A remarkable edition, one that makes Shakespeare's extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever."--James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of "A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599" "A feast of literary and historical information.""--The Wall Street Journal"

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Stanley Wells is the General Editor of the Penguin Shakespeare. He is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

John Pitcher is a fellow of St John's College, Oxford and specialises in Shakespeare and the literature and poetry of the Renaissance period.


Stanley Wells is the General Editor of the Penguin Shakespeare. He is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. He is general editor of the Oxford Shakespeare and his books include Shakespeare: The poet and His Plays and Shakespeare: For All Time.

John Pitcher is a fellow of St John's College, Oxford and specialises in Shakespeare and the literature and poetry of the Renaissance period.

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  • PublisherPenguin Classics
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 0140707425
  • ISBN 13 9780140707427
  • BindingMass Market Paperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages416

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