The Winter's Tale: Third Series
Shakespeare, William
ISBN 10: 1903436354 ISBN 13: 9781903436356
Published by Arden Shakespeare, 2010
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Synopsis:
One of Shakespeare's later plays, best described as a tragi-comedy, the play falls into two distinct parts. In the first Leontes is thrown into a jealous rage by his suspicions of his wife Hermione and his best-friend, and imprisons her and orders that her new born daughter be left to perish. The second half is a pastoral comedy with the "lost" daughter Perdita having been rescued by shepherds and now in love with a young prince. The play ends with former lovers and friends reunited after the apparently miraculous resurrection of Hermione. John Pitcher's lively introduction and commentary explores the extraordinary merging of theatrical forms in the play and its success in performance. As the recent Sam Mendes production at the Old Vic shows, this is a play that can work a kind of magic in the theatre.
About the Authors:
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.
John Pitcher is is Lecturer and Fellow in English at St. John's College, Oxford, UK.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Winter's Tale: Third Series
Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 3rd Edition