The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2014-12-04

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1554810906

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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 histories 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.

The Winter’s Tale: Language and Writing
The Winter’s Tale: Language and Writing

Author: Mario DiGangi

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-06-02

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1350175560

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Through expert guidance on understanding, interpreting, and writing about Shakespeare's language, this book makes The Winter's Tale accessible and exciting for students. It demonstrates that careful attention to Shakespeare's complex dramatic language can clarify the structure and concerns of the play, as well as provide deep and satisfying engagement with the social, political and ethical questions Shakespeare raises. Each chapter features a 'Writing Matters' section designed to connect analysis of Shakespeare's language to students' development of their own writing strategies. The book examines topics in the play such as tragicomic genre; women's assertion of social and political agency; obedience and resistance to rulers; the virtues and risks of following festivity, and disputes over the proper forms of religious devotion.

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780140707168

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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.