{"product_id":"the-winters-tale-shakespeare","title":"The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy William Shakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new edition of William Shakespeare's classic play  The Winter's Tale. While often classified among Shakespeare's comedies  The Winter's Tale defies categorization and is often included among Shakespeare's \"problem plays\" -- plays characterized by their complex and ambiguous tone  often shifting between comic and dark psychological drama. The Winter's Tale is the story of the jealous Leontes  the King of Sicily  who wrongly suspects that the father of his newborn daughter Perdita is actually his best friend Polixenes  the King of Bohemia. Falsely accusing his wife Hermione of infidelity  Hermione dies and the infant Perdita is exiled to be raised by shepherds  before through a series of unlikely events she is reunited with Leontes sixteen years later. A story of jealousy  love  and redemption that features some of Shakespeare's most captivating language  The Winter's Tale remains a must-read for any student of English literature for its brilliant exploration of human emotion and the power of forgiveness. The Winter's Tale is a timeless work of art that will leave readers moved and inspired.  This reading edition is based on the original Cambridge editions  first published for the general public in the 1860s  and contains line numberings based on those editions  omitting scholarly footnotes that detract from the easy-reading experience.  William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet  playwright  and actor  widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His surviving works  including some collaborations  consist of about 38 plays  154 sonnets  two long narrative poems  and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.  Born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon  Warwickshire  England  Shakespeare attended King's New School in Stratford  where he learned Latin and a little Greek and read the Roman dramatists. He married Anne Hathaway  with whom he had three children: Susanna  and twins Hamnet and Judith.  Between 1585 and 1592  he began a successful career in London as an actor  writer  and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men  later known as the King's Men. He wrote many of his known plays between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories and these works remain regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres.  Shakespeare's later works included tragedies such as Hamlet  Othello  King Lear  Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. He was a respected poet and playwright in his own day  but his reputation did not truly rise to the heights it is today until the 19th century. Today  his works are amongst the most widely performed and read in the world.  Shakespeare's influence on theatre can be seen in the development of the English language  the use of soliloquies and asides  and the popularity of the romance genre. He is often credited with popularizing the sonnet form in English literature  and many of his works are still studied and performed today. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist.","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52798812946712,"sku":"9798890966452","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HARDCOVER","offer_id":52798812979480,"sku":"9798890966551","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/9798890966452.jpg?v=1790924774","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/the-winters-tale-shakespeare","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}