The Winter's Tale
(eAudiobook)
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Published:
[United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2006.
Format:
eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
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1 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 52 min.)) : digital.
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Description
King Leontes of Sicilia is seized by sudden and terrible jealousy of his wife Hermione, whom he accuses of adultery. He believes the child Hermione is bearing was fathered by his friend Polixenes, and when the baby girl is born he orders her to be taken to some wild place and left to die. Though Hermione's child escapes death, Leontes' cruelty has terrible consequences. Loss paves the way for reunion, and life and hope are born out of desolation and despair. One of the late romances in Shakespeare's canon, this complex work is at times tragic, at times humorous, but always entertaining and enlightening.
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English
ISBN:
9781982498641, 1982498641
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Read by Various Readers.
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King Leontes of Sicilia is seized by sudden and terrible jealousy of his wife Hermione, whom he accuses of adultery. He believes the child Hermione is bearing was fathered by his friend Polixenes, and when the baby girl is born he orders her to be taken to some wild place and left to die. Though Hermione's child escapes death, Leontes' cruelty has terrible consequences. Loss paves the way for reunion, and life and hope are born out of desolation and despair. One of the late romances in Shakespeare's canon, this complex work is at times tragic, at times humorous, but always entertaining and enlightening.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Shakespeare, W., & Various Readers. (2006). The Winter's Tale. Unabridged. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Shakespeare, William and Various Readers. 2006. The Winter's Tale. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Shakespeare, William and Various Readers, The Winter's Tale. Blackstone Publishing, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Shakespeare, William, and Various Readers. The Winter's Tale. Unabridged. Blackstone Publishing, 2006.
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