The Winter's Tale - William Shakespeare - Books -  - 9798599093701 - January 23, 2021
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The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's very late plays, is filled with improbabilities. Before the conclusion, one character comments that what we are about to see, "Were it but told you, should be hooted at / Like an old tale."It includes murderous passions, man-eating bears, princes and princesses in disguise, death by drowning and by grief, oracles, betrayal, and unexpected joy. Yet the play, which draws much of its power from Greek myth, is grounded in the everyday. A "winter's tale" is one told or read on a long winter's night. Paradoxically, this winter's tale is ideally seen rather than read-though the imagination can transform words into vivid action. Its shift from tragedy to comedy, disguises, and startling exits and transformations seem addressed to theater audiences.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 23, 2021
ISBN13 9798599093701
Pages 192
Dimensions 178 × 254 × 10 mm   ·   340 g
Language English  

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