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Shakespeare, William

 
9780141013893: The Winter's Tale
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ISBN 10: 0141013893 ISBN 13: 9780141013893
Editorial: Penguin Classics, 2005

Sinopsis

Though sometimes classified as a 'problem play' for its mix of turbulent emotional and light-hearted comedy, William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale is a timeless study of jealousy and desire. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by Ernest Schanzer with an introduction by Russ McDonald.

'You may as well
Forbid the sea for to obey the moon
As or by oath remove or counsel shake
The fabric of his folly'

Leontes, the jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife, Hermione is carrying the child of his best friend Polixenes. Imprisoned and put on trial, the Queen collapses when the King refuses to accept the divine confirmation of her innocence. The child is abandoned to die on the coast of Bohemia. Sixteen years later, Polixenes' son Prince Florizel, incurs his father's wrath by eloping with Perdita, the daughter of a local shepherd. But Perdita's origins are not as humble as they appear...

This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and the Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to The Winter's Tale, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love-poetry in English.

If you enjoyed The Winter's Tale, you might like Shakespeare's As You Like It, also available in Penguin Shakespeare.

'The work of Shakespeare is virtually infinite'
Jorge Luis Borges

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Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Russ McDonald is Nation’s Bank Excellence Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The winner of multiple awards for distinguished teaching, he has recently edited Shakespeare: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory, 1945-2000. Ernest Schanzer was a Shakespeare scholar who taught at the Universities of Liverpool and Munich. Author of a book on Shakespeare's Problem Plays, he also had a special interest in Shakespeare's sources and in his late plays. He edited Pericles for the Signet edition.


Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Russ McDonald is Nation's Bank Excellence Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The winner of multiple awards for distinguished teaching, he has recently edited Shakespeare: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory, 1945-2000.
Ernest Schanzer was a Shakespeare scholar who taught at the Universities of Liverpool and Munich. Author of a book on Shakespeare's Problem Plays, he also had a special interest in Shakespeare's sources and in his late plays. He edited Pericles for the Signet edition.

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Editorial
Penguin Classics
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0141013893
ISBN 13 
9780141013893
Encuadernación
Libro de bolsillo
Número de páginas
288
Editor
Schanzer Ernest, McDonald Russ
Contacto del fabricante
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Purmerul LTD
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9781982122508: The Winter's Tale (Folger Shakespeare Library)

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ISBN 10:  1982122501 ISBN 13:  9781982122508
Editorial: Simon & Schuster, 2021
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