The Winter's Tale

by Ros King

Overview

This Handbook provides an introductory guide to The Winter's Tale offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptation, a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230008526
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/01/2008
Series:	Shakespeare Handbooks , #13
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

ROS KING is Professor of English Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a theatre director, dramaturg and musician, and has served on the academic advisory board at The Globe and on the Board of Directors for the English Shakespeare Company.
ROS KING is Professor of English Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a theatre director, dramaturg and musician, and has served on the academic advisory board at The Globe and on the Board of Directors for the English Shakespeare Company.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface
Acknowledgements
The Text and Early Performances
Commentary
The Play's Sources and Cultural Context
Critical Assessments
Key Productions and Performances
The Play on Screen
Further Reading
Index.

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King's volume is ... the perfect example of the ways in which these short studies can exceed their expectations as student handbooks and become genuine critical interventions.' - Julie Sanders, A Year's Contribution to Shakespeare Studies

'...a confident identity as more volumes boost the catalogue...particularly engaging...' - Shakespeare Survey Online