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The Winter's Tale

Third Series
By William Shakespeare
Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series
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The Winter's Tale is a tragi-comedy in two parts, beginning with King Leontes' unfounded jealousy leading to imprisonment and abandonment of his wife Hermione and their newborn daughter. The second half shifts to a pastoral comedy where their daughter Perdita grows up with shepherds and falls in love with a prince. The play concludes with a joyous reunion and the seemingly miraculous return of Hermione.
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Ideal for students, educators, and theatre enthusiasts interested in Shakespeare's later works and the interplay of tragedy and comedy within classic drama.

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One of Shakespeare's late plays, The Winter's Tale falls into two distinct parts: the first part tragedy and the second, comedy. John Pitcher's lively introduction and commentary explores the extraordinary merging of theatrical forms in the play and its success in performance.

One of Shakespeare's late plays, The Winter's Tale falls into two distinct parts: the first part tragedy and the second, comedy. John Pitcher's lively introduction and commentary explores the extraordinary merging of theatrical forms in the play and its success in performance.

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One of Shakespeare's later plays, best described as a tragi-comedy, The Winter's Tale falls into two distinct parts. In the first, Leontes is thrown into a jealous rage by his suspicions of his wife, Hermione, and his best friend. He imprisons her and orders that her new born daughter be left to perish. The second half is a pastoral comedy, with the "lost" daughter, Perdita, having been rescued by shepherds and now in love with a young prince. The play ends with former lovers and friends reunited after the apparently miraculous resurrection of Hermione.

John Pitcher's lively introduction and commentary explores the extraordinary merging of theatrical forms in the play and its success in performance. As the recent Sam Mendes production at the Old Vic shows, this is a play that can work a kind of magic in the theatre.

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Praised as 'a play where miracles do happen and redemption does eventually come, but at a terrible price' (Lyn Gardner, Guardian) and 'a realistic fairy tale' (John Peter, Sunday Times), the work is noted for its complex merging of theatrical genres. Critics describe it as 'Shakespeare's perturbing fable' (Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph) and a tale well-suited to audiences fond of fantasy (Libby Purves, The Times). The edition is valued for its clear design, offering notes and commentary alongside the text, enhancing study and understanding.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781903436356

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 July 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare

Illustration: 20 illustrations in introduction

Contributors:

  • Edited by John Pitcher

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 536g

Pages: 496

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Poetry Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series William Shakespeare

About the Author

John Pitcher is Professor of English at St John's College, Oxford.

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