The Winter's Tale (Signet Classics) - Softcover

William Shakespeare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451527143 ISBN 13: 9780451527141

Publisher: Signet, 1998

Synopsis

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

About this title

Book Description:

Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, The Winter's Tale has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the play to life in your classroom through enjoyable activities that will help increase your understanding. You are encourage to make up your own mind about the play, rather than have someone else's interpretation handed down to you. Whatever you do, remember that Shakespeare wrote his plays to be acted, watched and enjoyed.

From the Publisher:

Founded in 1906 by J.M. Dent, the Everyman Library has always tried to make the best books ever written available to the greatest number of people at the lowest possible price. Unique editorial features that help Everyman Paperback Classics stand out from the crowd include: a leading scholar or literary critic's introduction to the text, a biography of the author, a chronology of her or his life and times, a historical selection of criticism, and a concise plot summary. All books published since 1993 have also been completely restyled: all type has been reset, to offer a clarity and ease of reading unique among editions of the classics; a vibrant, full-color cover design now complements these great texts with beautiful contemporary works of art. But the best feature must be Everyman's uniquely low price. Each Everyman title offers these extensive materials at a price that competes with the most inexpensive editions on the market-but Everyman Paperbacks have durable binding, quality paper, and the highest editorial and scholarly standards.

About this edition

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0451527143
• ISBN 13: 9780451527141
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Frank Kermode