The Winter's Tale
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Further Reading
Bloom, Harold. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. New York: Riverhead Books, 1998.
Shakespeare, William. The Winter's Tale, Frances Dolan, Ed. New York: Penguin Books, 1999.
Shakespeare, William. The Winter's Tale, John F. Andrews, Ed. London: Everyman Books, 1995.
Wells, Stanley, and Taylor, Gary. William Shakespeare: The Complete Works. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994.
Not a Miracle, but a Trick
by kcmurdarasi, August 18, 2012
The statue of Hermione at Paulina's house is not a real statue that comes to life by a miracle, it is actually Hermione herself. King Leontes thought she was dead (he had seen her 'corpse' - in reality just her unconscious body) but in fact she had been concealed by Paulina for the last sixteen years.
There are lots of hints the in preceeding scenes that Hermione is in fact alive. Pauline makes sure the King promises to marry no-one except a woman she shall choose, who shall be as good as the late Queen - although, of course, no such ... Read more→
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1The Best of Shakespeare's Comedies.
by ReadingShakespearefor450th, March 11, 2013
This play is great: engaging, funny, sad, thoughtful. Lots of great characters—mostly good—including my nominee for best comic relief character (“Autolycus, a rogue”) in a Shakespearean comedy.
I'm reading, reacting to and blogging on all Shakespeare plays by his 450th in April 2014. See my blog on "The Winter's Tale":
