The Winter's Tale (A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare) [Hardcover]

William Shakespeare (Author), Robert Kean Turner (Author), Virginia Westling Haas (Author), Robert A. Jones (Author), Andrew J. Sabol (Author), Patricia Elizabeth Tatspaugh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003 | ISBN-10: 087352294X | ISBN-13: 978-0873522946

The Winter's Tale was one of the very last plays Shakespeare wrote, a moving romance whose themes are sin, forgiveness, death, rebirth, and the power of Time and Nature to heal all wounds. Based on a novella by Shakespeare's enemy and arch rival Robert Greene, The Winter's Tale introduces Perdita, perhaps the Bard's most richly symbolic character. At times tragic, at times humorous, but always entertaining and instructive, The Winters Tale is a complex and rewarding work by the greatest dramatist of all time. A Shakespeare Society Production. The complete play in four acts. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Editorial Reviews

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`a valuable edition of The Winter's Tale. ... this is a well-focused and helpful edition.' Paul Hammond, Review of English Studies --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Book Description

John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare, published between 1921 and 1966, became the classic Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's plays and poems until the 1980s. The series, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 974 pages
• Publisher: Modern Language Assn of Amer (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087352294X
• ISBN-13: 978-0873522946
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.7 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #910,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)