Description
One of Shakespeare’s late, fantastical plays, Cymbeline explores human love and art through the thrilling wonder of Renaissance theatre. When the King of Britain banishes his daughter’s new husband for marrying her against his wishes, the exiled husband flees to Rome and makes a foolish wager with a villain, staking his wife’s fidelity. Combining courtly menace and horror with comedy and melodrama, the play movingly depicts two young lovers driven apart by deceit and self-doubt. This edition includes introductions to Shakespeare’s life, Elizabethan theatre and the play, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay on stage and screen performance, and a commentary.
Information
Language: English
Publication date: December 3, 2015
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: Classic literature in english, Books, Foreign language books, English literature
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 308
ISBN/EAN: 9780141396484