Title: Winter's Tale
First published: 1735
Description: "Neither comedy nor tragedy, The Winter's tale contains elements of each genre, and defies easy classification. It experiments, like many of Shakespeare's late plays, with different styles and tones, and draws on a wide range of sources and inspirations. Full of mysteries and miracles, grief and dark humour, this strange play has fascinated critics and theatregoers for centuries. Theatrical and cinematic productions have tried to capture the range of interpretations and staging possibilities presented by The Winter's Tale, and the introduction to this edition explores the play's long history in performance and in criticism. Illustrations and extended notes interleaved throughout the text discuss the echoes of religious, scientific, and mythological texts found in the play."--Publisher description.
Subjects: Drama, Kings and rulers, Married people, Castaways, Fathers and daughters, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gift books, Tragicomedy, Illustrations, Specimens, Fiction, Stage history, Jealousy, Exile (Punishment), Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William), English drama (Comedy), Kommentar, Concordances, Folios. 1623, Bibliography, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, winter's tale, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, study and teaching, Drama (dramatic works by one author), English literature, Drama, collections, Drama, british and irish, Radio and television plays, Aufführung, Radio plays/Television plays, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction, historical, general, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, tempest, Shakespeare, william , 1564-1616, Fathers and daughters--drama, Married people--drama, Castaways--drama, Pr2839.a2 d54 2007, 822.3/3, Fathers and daughters--italy--sicily--drama, Jealousy--drama, Pr2839.a2 p58 2010, 822.33, English drama, Adultery, Reconciliation
Places: Sicily (Italy), Sicily, Italy
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), John King of England (1167-1216)
LC classification: PR2839.A2 A46 1905