The Winter's Tale

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. In this edition of The Winter's Tale, illustrations have been extended and updated; the preliminary notes have been expanded; reading lists have been updated, and include websites; and the classroom notes have been brought in line with recent practice. The Winter's Tale is a recommended text for A Level OCR Literature.

ISBN	0198325827	Weight (grammes)	295
ISBN13	9780198325826 (What's this?)	Published in	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Series title	Oxford School Shakespeare
Imprint	Oxford University Press	Previous ISBN	9780198320555
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	215
Publication date	06 Mar 2008	Width (mm)	170
Library of Congress	PR2199	Spine width (mm)	10
DEWEY	822.33	Key Stage	KS3
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	General
Pages	192	Interest age	From 13 To 17
Volumes	1	Alternative ISBN	9781932219791

		Introduction
		News of the World
		Leading Characters in the Play
		Synopsis
		The Winter's Tale: Commentary
		Fantastic!
		Source, Text, and Date
		Shakespeare's Verse
		Characters in the Play
		The Winter's Tale		1
		The Winter's Tale: the Source		118
		What the Critics have said		122
		Hermione Speaks		125
		Songs in The Winter's Tale		128
		Background		134
		England in c.1611		134
		Government		134
		Religion		134
		Education		135
		Language		135
		Drama		135
		Theatre		136
		William Shakespeare, 1564-1616		138
		Approximate Dates of Composition of Shakespeare's Works		140
		Exploring The Winter's Tale in the Classroom		141
		Ways into the Play		141
		Setting the Scene		143
		Keeping Track of the Action		144
		Characters		145
		Themes		146
		Shakespeare's Language		147
		Exploring with Drama		148
		More...

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