The Winter's Tale

Arden Performance Editions

William Shakespeare, Robert Shaughnessy (University of Surrey, UK)

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Arden Shakespeare
20 March 2025

Acting techniques; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Shakespeare plays

Series: Arden Performance Editions

One of Shakespeare’s last plays, The Winter’s Tale provides tragedy and comedy in equal measure. The King of Sicily, Leontes, accuses Queen Hermione, his wife, of adultery and sets off a series of events driven by royal betrayal, jealousy and the possibility of pastoral love that builds to a fantastical ending.

Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play’s possibilities and meanings to actors and students.

Designed to be used and to be useful, each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations and the well-spaced text is easy to read and to navigate.

Each edition offers: - Short, clear definitions of words - Information about key textual variants - Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words - An easy to read layout with space to write your own notes - A short introduction to the play

By: William Shakespeare
Edited by: Robert Shaughnessy (University of Surrey UK)
Imprint: Arden Shakespeare
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781350408661
ISBN 10: 1350408662
Series: Arden Performance Editions
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 20 March 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Shaughnessy is Professor of Theatre at the Guilford School of Acting, University of Surrey, UK.