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The Winter's Tale
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The Winter's Tale
Leontes, the jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife, Hermione is carrying the child of his best friend Polixenes. Imprisoned and put on trial, the Queen collapses when the King refuses to accept the divine confirmation of her innocence. The child is abandoned to die on the coast of Bohemia.
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Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery.
The jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife is carrying the child of his best friend. Imprisoned and put on trial, the Queen collapses when the King refuses to accept the divine confirmation of her innocence. The child is abandoned to die on the coast of Bohemia. But when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may be possible.
The Winter's Tale
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141396569
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 April 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Contributions by Paul Edmondson
- Introduction by Russ McDonald
- Revised by Russ McDonald
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 213g
Pages: 288
About the Author
William Shakespeare was born some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Russ McDonald is Professor of English at Goldsmiths, University of London. Ernest Schanzer was a Shakespeare scholar who taught at the Universities of Liverpool and Munich.
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