The Winter's Tale

Download or read book The Winter's Tale written by William Shakespeare and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-11-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Newly Revised Signet Classic Shakespeare Series The work of the world’s greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars The Winter’s Tale Unique Features of the Signet Classic Shakespeare •An extensive overview of Shakespeare’s life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet •Special introduction to the play by the editor, Frank Kermode, Fellow of the British Academy •Source from which Shakespeare derived The Winter’s Tale—a generous selection from Robert Greene’s Pandosto •Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by Simon Forman, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, E.M.W. Tillyard, G. Wilson Knight, Carol Thomas Neely, and Coppelia Kahn •A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable productions of The Winter’s Tale, then and now •Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type •Up-to-date list of recommended readings