num_pages: 256
description: Part of The New Penguin Shakespeare series, this text looks at The Winter's Tale with an introduction, a list of further reading, commentary and a short account of the textual problems of the play. The series is used and recommended by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
language: English
title: The Winter's Tale
titlecomplete: The Winter's Tale
characters: Dorcas (The Mysterious Affair at Styles), Clown, Antigonus, Mariner, Perdita of Sicilia, Cleomenes, Archidamus, Shepherd, reputed father to Perdita, Emilia, Mopsa, Leontes of Sicilia, Camillo, Autolycus, Hermione of Sicilia, Rogero, Officer, Polixenes of  Bohemia, Gentleman, Gaoler, Steward, Florizel of Bohemia, Time, Dion, Paulina, Mamilius
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, 17th Century, Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Theatre
ratings_count: 32245
places: Bohemia, Sicily
publisher: Penguin Classics