Download or read book The Winter s Tale Annotated written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare, first published in the First Folio in 1623. Although it was listed as a comedy when it first appeared, some modern editors have relabeled the play a romance. Some critics, among them W. W. Lawrence (Lawrence, 9-13), consider it to be one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", because the first three acts are filled with intense psychological drama, while the last two acts are comedic and supply a happy ending.
Download or read book The Winter s Tale written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sonnets written by William Shakespeare and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the most enduring poetry of all time, William Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets address such eternal themes as love, beauty, honesty, and the passage of time. Written primarily in four-line stanzas and iambic pentameter, Shakespeare’s sonnets are now recognized as marking the beginning of modern love poetry. The sonnets have been translated into all major written languages and are frequently used at romantic celebrations. Known as “The Bard of Avon,” William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeare’s works continue to resonate more than three centuries after his death, as has his influence on theatre and literature. Shakespeare’s innovative use of character, language, and experimentation with romance as tragedy served as a foundation for later playwrights and dramatists, and some of his most famous lines of dialogue have become part of everyday speech. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Download or read book The Thirteenth Tale written by Diane Setterfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-10-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this rousingly good ghost story, Setterfield's debut novel rejuvenates the genre with a closely plotted, clever foray into a world of secrets, confused identities, lies, and half-truths.
Download or read book The Winter s Tale written by William Shakespeare and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the last plays Shakespeare penned on his own, The Winter’s Tale is a transcendent work of death and rebirth, exploring irrational sexual jealousy, the redemptive world of nature, and the magical power of art. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; a chronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-white illustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
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Download or read book The Winter s Tale written by Maurice Hunt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection that includes a lengthy introduction describing historical trends in critical interpretations and theatrical performances of Shakespeare's play; 20 essays on the play, including two written especially for this volume (by Maurice Hunt and David Bergeron).
Download or read book The Handmaid s Tale written by Margaret Atwood and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate “Handmaids” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred’s persistent memories of life in the “time before” and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and with Margaret Atwood’s devastating irony, wit, and acute perceptive powers in full force, The Handmaid’s Tale is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.
Download or read book The Winter s Tale by William Shakespeare Book Analysis written by Bright Summaries and published by BrightSummaries.com. This book was released on 2019-04-03 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the more straightforward side of The Winter’s Tale with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare, a so-called ‘problem play’ that is believed to be one of the last works he ever wrote. It tells the story of Leontes, King of Sicily, who comes to (mistakenly) believe that his wife Hermione is having an affair with his friend Polixenes, King of Bohemia. After attempting to have Polixenes killed, he publicly accuses Hermione of adultery and banishes their newborn daughter. However, he comes to his senses after the apparent deaths of both Hermione and their young son, and spends the remainder of the play trying to atone for his actions. William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest playwrights in English literary history, and the popularity of his works remains undiminished even today, several centuries after his death. Find out everything you need to know about The Winter’s Tale in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
Download or read book The Winter s Tale written by William Shakespeare and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-07-26 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plays, playscripts.
Download or read book The Late Romances written by William Shakespeare and published by Bantam Classics. This book was released on 2009-08-26 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pericles The first of Shakespeare’s late romances moves spectacularly from one dramatic period to another as the hero, Pericles, sails off to adventure and love, and experiences what for him is a miracle. Cymbeline A favorite romantic drama, this play of a wife unjustly accused of faithlessness moves from a world of intrigue and slander to one of reconciliation and forgiveness, and contains two of Shakespeare’s most poignantly beautiful songs. The Winter's Tale From a darkly melodramatic beginning to a joyous pastoral ending, this romance of a jealous king and his long-suffering queen is superb entertainment, with revelations, plot twists, and a final compelling theatrical moment of discovery. The Tempest This tale of the exiled Duke of Milan, marooned on an enchanted island, is so richly filled with music and magic, romance and comedy, that its theme of love and reconciliation offers a splendid feast for the senses and the heart.
Download or read book Annotated Classic Fairy Tales written by Maria Tatar and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-10-29 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-six classic fairy tales are supplemented by extensive literary, cultural, and historical commentary.
Download or read book The Duchess of Malfi written by John Webster and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More widely studied and more frequently performed than ever before, John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi is here presented in an accessible and thoroughly up-to-date edition. Based on the Revels Plays text, the notes have been augmented to cast further light both on Webster's amazing dialogue and on the stage action. An entirely new introduction sets the tragedy in the context of pre-Civil War England and gives a revealing view of its imagery and dramatic action. From its well-documented early performances to the two productions seen in the West End of London in the 1995-96 season, a stage history gives an account of the play in performance. Students, actors, directors and theatre-goers will all find here a reappraisal of Webster's artistry in the greatest age of English theatre, which highlights why it has lived on stage with renewed force in the last decades of the twentieth century.
Download or read book The Merchant s Prologue and Tale written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six-hundred-year-old tales with modern relevance. This stunning full-colour edition from the bestselling Cambridge School Chaucer series explores the complete text of The Merchant's Prologue and Tale through a wide range of classroom-tested activities and illustrated information, including a map of the Canterbury pilgrimage, a running synopsis of the action, an explanation of unfamiliar words and suggestions for study. Cambridge School Chaucer makes medieval life and language more accessible, helping students appreciate Chaucer's brilliant characters, his wit, sense of irony and love of controversy.
Download or read book The Winter s Tale Annotated written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He Winter's Tale, play in five acts by William Shakespeare, expounded on 1609-11 and delivered at the Globe Theater in London. It was distributed in the First Folio of 1623 from a record, by Ralph Crane (scrivener of the King's Men), of an authorial composition or potentially the playbook. One of Shakespeare's last plays, The Winter's Tale is a lighthearted comedy with components of misfortune. The plot depended on a work of composition fiction called Pandosto (1588) by Robert Greene. The play opens with Leontes, the lord of Sicilia, engaging his old companion Polixenes, the ruler of Bohemia. Leontes desirously botches the politeness between his better half, Hermione, and Polixenes as an indication of Hermione's infidelity with him. In an attack of desire, he endeavors to have Polixenes murdered, yet Polixenes escapes with Camillo, Leontes' dedicated advocate, whom Leontes has shipped off execute him. The pregnant Hermione is then freely mortified and tossed behind bars, notwithstanding her fights of blamelessness. At the point when the youngster, a young lady, is conceived, Leontes dismisses the kid without a second thought and gives her over to Antigonus, the spouse of Hermione's orderly Paulina. Antigonus is told to forsake the infant in some wild spot. Having scholarly of his mom's abuse, Leontes' adored child Mamillius passes on, and Hermione too is done and announced dead. Having lost everybody critical to him and having understood the blunder of his methodologies, Leontes is left to his singular despondency. Then, the infant young lady, named Perdita, is raised by a shepherd and his better half in Polixenes' realm of Bohemia. She shows up in Act IV as a youthful and delightful shepherdess who has been found by Polixenes' child Florizel. Obviously, her actual status is ultimately found once she and Florizel have shown up at Leontes' court in Sicilia. In a climactic consummation, Hermione is found to be alive all things considered. She had been sequestered by Paulina for somewhere in the range of 16 years until the ideal opportunity for get-together and compromise showed up. Leontes is demonstrated an appearing sculpture of Hermione, so exact that one may envision it relaxes. The ""sculpture"" springs up, and Hermione apparently has matured during her long periods of partition and pausing. Leontes, to his serious delight, understands that he adores his significant other like never before. The recuperation of the girl he endeavored to slaughter is no less valuable to him. Everything is excused.
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