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Timon of Athens: Third Series (Arden Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare
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Description for Timon of Athens: Third Series (Arden Shakespeare)
Paperback. Editor(s): Dawson, Anthony; Minton, Gretchen; Proudfoot, Richard. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 480 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Timon of Athens has struck many readers as rough and unpolished, perhaps even unfinished, though to others it has appeared as Shakespeare's most profound tragic allegory. Described by Coleridge as 'the stillborn twin of King Lear', the play has nevertheless proved brilliantly effective in performance over the past thirty or forty years.This edition accepts and contributes to the growing scholarly consensus that the play is not Shakespeare's solo work, but is the result of his collaboration with Thomas Middleton, who wrote about a third of it. The editors offer an account of the process of collaboration and discuss the different ... Read more
Timon of Athens has struck many readers as rough and unpolished, perhaps even unfinished, though to others it has appeared as Shakespeare's most profound tragic allegory. Described by Coleridge as 'the stillborn twin of King Lear', the play has nevertheless proved brilliantly effective in performance over the past thirty or forty years.This edition accepts and contributes to the growing scholarly consensus that the play is not Shakespeare's solo work, but is the result of his collaboration with Thomas Middleton, who wrote about a third of it. The editors offer an account of the process of collaboration and discuss the different ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
The Arden Shakespeare
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903436974
SKU
V9781903436974
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About William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. Gretchen Minton is Professor of English at Montana State University, USA.
Reviews for Timon of Athens: Third Series (Arden Shakespeare)
'...a critical introduction that...could scarcely be better...an admirable edition of Shakespeare and Middleton's challenging collaberative play.' Shakespeare Quarterly (2009)