Winter's Tale

About this book

"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 history 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."--Publisher description.

Subjects

822.3/3

822.33

abandoned children

adultery

aufführung

bibliography

british and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)

castaways

castaways--drama

concordances

continental european drama (dramatic works by one author)

criticism and interpretation

drama

drama, british and irish

drama, collections

drama (dramatic works by one author)

english drama

english drama (comedy)

english literature

exile (punishment)

fathers and daughters

fathers and daughters--drama

fathers and daughters--italy--sicily--drama

fiction

fiction, historical, general

folios. 1623

gift books

illumination of books and manuscripts

illustrations

jealousy

jealousy--drama

kings and rulers

kommentar

married people

married people--drama

pr2839.a2 d54 2007

pr2839.a2 p58 2010

radio and television plays

radio plays/television plays

reconciliation

reconciliation.

shakespeare, william , 1564-1616

shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, study and teaching

shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, tempest

shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, winter's tale

specimens

stage history

stationers' hall (london, england)

tragicomedy

winter's tale (shakespeare, william)