| Winter's Tale Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605125601 ISBN-13: 9781605125602 Publisher: Akasha Classics OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Lexile Measure: 1110 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.72 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jealousy and suspicion shape the tragic opening of The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's final plays, yet in time romance and redemption ultimately lead to a happy ending. Leontes, King of Sicilia, convinced of his wife's infidelity, is consumed by a jealous rage. Sure that she is pregnant with his old friend King Polixenes' child and unmoved by the entreaties of his wife proclaiming her innocence, he tears his family apart. He imprisons his wife and sends the newborn daughter into exile, while Polixenes escapes back to his homeland of Bohemia. The years pass and in a pastoral haven a young girl, Perdita, raised by shepherds falls in love with a prince, Florizel. Thus begins a magical journey of love and redemption that will at last heal the family's wounds. |