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.
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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.
Review:
'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
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- PublisherRed Globe Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0230008518
- ISBN 13 9780230008519
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages168