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The Winter's Tale A Guide to the Play
Joan Lord Hall
Book Code: GR2818
ISBN: 0-313-32818-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32818-3
224 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2005
List Price: $78.95 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
Discount Price: $55.27 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 30%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Hall's analysis is a 'must' supplement to the play and lends to classroom discussion of themes, characters and Shakespeare's intentions.
    —Midwest Book Review     November 2005
  • Hall introduces students and general readers to Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. The volume opens with a discussion of the play's textual history, followed by commentary on its cultural context. Other chapters consider the work's form, structure, themes, characters, and critical reception.
    —Reference & Research Book News     November 2005
Description: With a raging bear, the figure of Time, and a statue that turns out to be a living woman, The Winter's Tale is one of Shakespeare's most unusual dramas. The play appealed to Shakespeare's audience, with its taste for romantic adventure and tragedy that turns to comedy. And because our own era appreciates sudden dislocations, dreamlike strangeness, and the mythic dimension of dramatic literature, The Winter's Tale is enjoying a renewal of interest at all levels. This book is a convenient introduction to Shakespeare's play. Accessible to students, undergraduates, and general readers, this guide explores the play's background, contexts, and legacy. The book begins with a look at the textual history of The Winter's Tale and its relation to early 17th-century political, social, and agrarian developments. It then studies Shakespeare's dramatic art, characters, and themes. The final chapters examine the play's critical and scholarly reception and its performance history. Included are photos from several productions.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations of Cited Works
  • Textual History
  • Contexts and Sources
  • Dramatic Form
  • Dramatic Language and Character Presentation
  • Themes
  • Critical Approaches
  • The Play in Performance
  • Bibliographical Essay
LC Card Number: 2005012730
LCC Class: PR2839
Dewey Class: 822
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