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Timon of Athens (Paperback, Annotated edition) Loot Price: R258
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Timon of Athens (Paperback, Annotated edition): William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens (Paperback, Annotated edition)

William Shakespeare; Edited by Dr Barbara a. Mowat, Paul Werstine

Series: Folger Shakespeare Library

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The authoritative edition of Timon of Athens from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. The real Timon of Athens lived there in the fifth century BCE, making him a contemporary of Socrates and Pericles. Shakespeare presents Timon as a figure who suffers such profound disillusionment that he becomes a misanthrope, or man-hater. This makes him a more interesting character than the caricature he had become to Shakespeare's contemporaries, for whom "Timonist" was a slang term for an unsociable man. Shakespeare's play includes the wealthy, magnificent, and extravagantly generous figure of Timon before his transformation. Timon expects that, having received as gifts all that he owned, his friends will be equally generous to him. Once his creditors clamor for repayment, Timon finds that his idealization of friendship is an illusion. He repudiates his friends, abandons Athens, and retreats to the woods. Yet his misanthropy arises from the destruction of an admirable illusion, from which his subsequent hatred can never be entirely disentangled. This edition includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play's famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books -An annotated guide to further reading Essay by Coppelia Kahn The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.

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Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Country of origin: United States
Series: Folger Shakespeare Library
Release date: August 2020
Authors: William Shakespeare
Editors: Dr Barbara a. Mowat • Paul Werstine
Dimensions: 213 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 304
Edition: Annotated edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-982164-94-2
Categories: Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General
Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
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LSN: 1-982164-94-8
Barcode: 9781982164942

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