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OverviewThis is the latest addition to the series. It is fully annotated, with the notes facing the text. The book contains a wide range of questions for students, as well as the background to Shakespeare's England. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Shakespeare , J.H.P. PaffordPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.331kg ISBN: 9781903436004ISBN 10: 1903436001 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 01 January 1966 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Secondary , A / AS level Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsOne of Shakespeare's more problematic romances gets a picture-book treatment in Coville's new rendition. Jealous King Leontes suspects without reason that his wife and best friend are having an affair. Despite the protests of his most trusted advisors, he sentences his wife to death and demands that her newborn babe be cast into the wilderness. There the child is discovered by a kindly shepherd and raised as a peasant until the day a wayfaring prince falls in love with her. In true Shakespearean fashion, all works out well in the end with true identities discovered, families reunited and multiple weddings to boot. For a tale of suspected infidelity and death, author and artist do as much as they can for what boils down to a fairly adult story. Some judicious editing of the text would not have been out of place - the character of Autolycus weighs down an otherwise succinct narrative. Yet the cleverly selected direct quotes and theatrical watercolor and gouache images make this a more than adequate companion to the original play. (Picture book/play. 7-10) (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |