Shakespeare, William
The Winter's Tale (RSC Shakespeare) (The RSC Shakespeare)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780230576162
- author:
- Shakespeare, William
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
- Genre:
- Shakespeare plays, texts
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This modern edition of The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's last plays, offers a fresh approach to understanding the work. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, the book provides a historical overview of the play's performance and production history, as well as insights into its interpretation by various directors.
Featuring interviews with directors Dominic Cooke, Adrian Noble, and Gregory Doran, this edition sheds light on the diverse range of interpretations possible for the play. Additionally, an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre is included, enabling readers to appreciate the play as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed.
Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors, and general readers, this RSC Shakespeare edition offers a contemporary and accessible approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.