Description
Shakespeare’s first full tragicomedy, Pericles is the precursor to The Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline and The Tempest, and was one of his most popular plays in the seventeenth century. Pericles, Prince of Tyre, must solve a riddle to marry the daughter of the King of Antioch or face execution. When the answer reveals a horrific secret, the young man faces his greatest dilemma. Danger and adventure follow as Pericles flees the city to seek his fortune elsewhere, in a romantic drama of families lost and reunited, evil punished and virtue rewarded. This edition contains a general introduction to Shakespeare’s life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Pericles, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on stage and screen, and a commentary.
Information
Language: English
Publication date: September 24, 2015
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Classic literature in english
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 152
ISBN/EAN: 9780141396637