| Timon of Athens Lib/E Adapted Edition Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Copen, E. a. (Author), Wheelwright (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792729919 ISBN-13: 9780792729914 Publisher: Arkangel OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: November 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Performing Arts | Theater - General - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Series: Arkangel Complete Shakespeare |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 6.9" W x 6.1" (1.05 lbs) 1 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This controversial play follows the declining fortunes of a man of extravagant contradictions. The fabulously rich Timon believes all his friends to be as open-hearted and generous as himself. When his wealth suddenly evaporates, however, he discovers the truth and his altruism turns to a bitter hatred of mankind. Stirred up by the cynical Apemantus, Timon retreats to the woods where he plots the destruction of Athens, the city that had formerly seemed to embody everything pleasurable and civilized. The cosmic scope of his hatred is communicated in a series of powerful and disturbing dramatic tableaux. Alan Howard is Timon and Norman Rodway is Apemantus. Damian Lewis play Alcibiades. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewis, Damian: - Damian Lewis, OBE, is a British actor and producer best known for his role as Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the hit television series Homeland, for which he won both a Golden Globe and an Emmy. He has become one of this generation's most respected and sought-after actors. Shakespeare, William: -William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time, and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today. Full Cast, A.: - Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on 27 October 1914. In 1934 his first book of poetry, Eighteen Poems appeared, followed by Twenty-five Poems in 1936, Deaths and Entrances in 1946 and in 1952 his final volume, Collected Poems. He also published many short stories, wrote filmscripts, broadcast stories and talks, did a series of lecture tours in the United States and wrote Under Milkwood, the radio play.During his fourth lecture tour of the United States in 1953, a few days after his 39th birthday, he collapsed in his New York hotel and died on November 9th at St. Vincent's Hospital. His body was sent back to Laugharne, Wales, where his grave is marked by a simple wooden cross. In June 1994, his wife, Caitlin Thomas, died in Italy, where she had spent most of the years of her life after the death of Dylan Thomas. Her body is buried next to his. |