Pericles, Prince of Tyre - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160512589X ISBN 13: 9781605125893

Publisher: Akasha Classics, 2010

Synopsis

Pericles, Prince of Tyre is the story of one man's exploits on the high seas and the family he wishes to reunite against the odds. The title character loves a challenge, taking on contests of strength and wit as well as heroic acts of charity. His biggest challenge would seem to be coping with the loss of his wife at sea, but fate has another set-back in store for Pericles. Will he also have to face the death of his beloved daughter? Shakespeare offers up a satisfying adventure story which affirms both the vagaries of destiny and the redeeming power of love.

About this title

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.

From the Inside Flap:

This musical audio adaptation of Shakespeare's timeless tale opens when our hero is at the palace of Antioch with King Antiochus to solve the riddle that will win the King's daughter's hand in marriage. They are surrounded by the heads of men who have died trying before him. Pericles solves the riddle, learning the terrible truth about the incestuous relationship between the Princess and the King. Pericles flees Antioch, fearing Antiochus' wrath.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Akuyoe, Phyllis Applegate, Patti Austin, David Downing, Judyanne Elder, Bennet Guillory, Rif Hutton, Bob Devin Jones, Ted Lange, Eugene Lee, Carl Lumbly, Don Reed, Michele Lamar Richards, Don Willis

Singers: Mary Bond Davis, Edie Lehmann and Raymond Patterson.

About this edition

• Publisher: Akasha Classics
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 160512589X
• ISBN 13: 9781605125893
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130