| The Winter's Tale Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Snyder, Susan (Editor), Curren-Aquino, Deborah T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521221587 ISBN-13: 9780521221580 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $76.94 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: The Winter??'s Tale is one of Shakespeare??'s most varied, theatrically self-conscious, and emotionally wide-ranging plays. This edition provides a newly edited text, a comprehensive introduction that takes into account current critical thinking, and a detailed commentary on the play??'s language designed to make it easily accessible to contemporary readers. Much of the play??'s copiousness inheres in its generic intermingling of tragedy, comedy, romance, pastoral, and the history play. In addition to dates and sources, the introduction attends to iterative patterns, the nature and cause of Leontes??? jealousy, the staging and meaning of the bear episode, and the thematic and structural implications of the figure of Time. Special attention is paid to the ending and its tempered happiness. Performance history is integrated throughout the introduction and commentary. Textual analysis, four appendices - including the theatrical practice of doubling, and a select chronology of performance history - and a reading list complete the edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2007277751 |
| Lexile Measure: 1110 |
| Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.35" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems and an extensive introduction. The Winter's Tale is one of Shakespeare's most varied, theatrically self-conscious, and emotionally wide-ranging plays. Much of the play's copiousness inheres in its generic intermingling of tragedy, comedy, romance, pastoral, and the history play. In addition to dates and sources, the introduction attends to iterative patterns, the nature and cause of Leontes' jealousy, the staging and meaning of the bear episode, and the thematic and structural implications of the figure of Time. Special attention is paid to the ending and its tempered happiness. Performance history is integrated throughout the introduction and commentary. Appendices include the theatrical practice of doubling. |
Contributor Bio(s): Snyder, Susan: - Susan Snyder was formerly a scholar in residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library and a former Professor of English at Swarthmore College.Curren-Aquino, Deborah T.: - Deborah T. Curren-Aquino is Reader at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC. |