Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,10 MB
Release : 2020-11-11
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The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, first published in the First Folio in 1623. Although it was listed as a comedy when it first appeared, some modern editors have relabeled the play a romance. Some critics, among them W. W. Lawrence (Lawrence, 9-13), consider it to be one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", because the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are comedic and supply a happy ending.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1810 pages
File Size : 17,11 MB
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0141000589
This major new complete edition of Shakespeare's works combines accessibility with the latest scholarship. Each play and collection of poems is preceded by a substantial introduction that looks at textual and literary-historical issues. The texts themselves have been scrupulously edited and are accompanied by same-page notes and glossaries. Particular attention has been paid to the design of the book to ensure that this first new edition of the twenty-first century is both attractive and approachable.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2010-07-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1903436354
Plays, playscripts.
Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Chelsea House Publications
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 17,64 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Drama
ISBN :
A collection of critical essays on Shakespeare's play "The Winter's Tale" arranged in chronological order of publication.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 31,37 MB
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1443441554
Among the most enduring poetry of all time, William Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets address such eternal themes as love, beauty, honesty, and the passage of time. Written primarily in four-line stanzas and iambic pentameter, Shakespeare’s sonnets are now recognized as marking the beginning of modern love poetry. The sonnets have been translated into all major written languages and are frequently used at romantic celebrations. Known as “The Bard of Avon,” William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeare’s works continue to resonate more than three centuries after his death, as has his influence on theatre and literature. Shakespeare’s innovative use of character, language, and experimentation with romance as tragedy served as a foundation for later playwrights and dramatists, and some of his most famous lines of dialogue have become part of everyday speech. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 2009-04-14
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0812969197
One of the last plays Shakespeare penned on his own, The Winter’s Tale is a transcendent work of death and rebirth, exploring irrational sexual jealousy, the redemptive world of nature, and the magical power of art. 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: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; a chronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-white illustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
Author : Maurice Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 47,9 MB
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1135023301
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 Maurice Hunt and David Bergeron).
Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 30,67 MB
Release : 1872
Category : English drama (Comedy)
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 2005
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Author : Martina Zamparo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,30 MB
Release : 2022-10-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 303105167X
This book explores the role of alchemy, Paracelsianism, and Hermetic philosophy in one of Shakespeare’s last plays, The Winter’s Tale. A perusal of the vast literary and iconographic repertory of Renaissance alchemy reveals that this late play is imbued with several topoi, myths, and emblematic symbols coming from coeval alchemical, Paracelsian, and Hermetic sources. It also discusses the alchemical significance of water and time in the play’s circular and regenerative pattern and the healing role of women. All the major symbols of alchemy are present in Shakespeare’s play: the intertwined serpents of the caduceus, the chemical wedding, the filius philosophorum, and the so-called rex chymicus. This book also provides an in-depth survey of late Renaissance alchemy, Paracelsian medicine, and Hermetic culture in the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages. Importantly, it contends that The Winter’s Tale, in symbolically retracing the healing pattern of the rota alchemica and in emphasising the Hermetic principles of unity and concord, glorifies King James’s conciliatory attitude.
