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  • Published: 1 November 1998
  • ISBN: 9780451527141
  • Imprint: Signet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $16.99

The Winter's Tale





Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery

The Signet Classics edition of the Shakespeare play that straddles the line between tragedy and comedy.

When jealous King Leontes falsely accuses his wife of infidelity, he sets off a chain of events that will explore remorse, love, joy, compassion, and forgiveness.

This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:

• An overview of William Shakespeare’s life, world, and theater
• A special introduction to the play by the editor, Frank Kermode
• A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived The Winter’s Tale—a generous selection from Robert Greene’s Pandosto
• Dramatic criticism from Simon Forman, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and others
• A stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of The Winter’s Tale
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
• Recommended readings

  • Published: 1 November 1998
  • ISBN: 9780451527141
  • Imprint: Signet
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $16.99

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Persuasion
The Black Tulip
The Lady of the Camellias
On Sparta
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