The Winter's Tale (Shakespeare Library) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447402995 ISBN 13: 9781447402992

Publisher: Read & Co. Classics, 2015

Synopsis

Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "The Winter's Tale", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. The play follows a transformative journey through estrangement and loss, hope and reconciliation. The first part of the story follows the destructive actions of the jealous King Leontes, of Sicilia. He believes that his pregnant wife Hermione has been unfaithful with King Polixenes of Bohemia. In the aftermath, the baby Perdita is abandoned but later rescued. However, further tragedies continue. In the second part, we re-join Perdita sixteen years later to find her in love with Polixines’s son. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.

About this title

Book Description

Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, The Winter's Tale has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the play to life in your classroom through enjoyable activities that will help increase your understanding. You are encourage to make up your own mind about the play, rather than have someone else's interpretation handed down to you. Whatever you do, remember that Shakespeare wrote his plays to be acted, watched and enjoyed.

From the Publisher

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Edition details

• Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447402995
• ISBN 13: 9781447402992
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212