num_pages: 218
description: Karl Klein introduces Shakespeare's play as a complex exploration of a corrupt, moneyed society, and Timon himself as a rich and philanthropic nobleman who is forced to recognize the inherent destructiveness of the Athenian society from which he retreats in disgust and rage. Klein establishes Timon as one of Shakespeare's late works, arguing that evidence for other authors is inconclusive. He shows the play to be neither tragedy, satire nor comedy, but a subtle and complete drama whose main characters contain elements of all three genres.
language: English
title: Timon of Athens
titlecomplete: Timon of Athens (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)
characters: Alcibiades, Timon
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Tragedy, Poetry, British Literature, Drama, 17th Century, Literature, Classics
ratings_count: 6964
places: Ancient Greece
publisher: Cambridge University Press