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Work InformationTimon of Athens by William Shakespeare
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 3 stars for the play, 5 stars for the incredible, comprehensive academic study of it that runs through this 500-page volume. ( ) No wonder that Thomas Middleton is thought to have had a hand in this play, it has his bleak, fatalist conception of mankind written all over it. In pace and structure as well as in its themes it anticipates post-modern 20th century theatre. A marvelous work that, alongside its convoluted creation, is clearly a one-off. Wealthy Athenian Timon spreads his wealth generously and hold parties. After giving all his wealth away, he discovers his so-called friends only cared about his wealth. He spends his remaining days in a cave. Shakespeare borrowed from other sources to create this work, and critics attribute portions to other authors. It's not among Shakespeare's best efforts. Plutarch tells us that Timon was a noted misanthrope, of legendary proportions in Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Shakespeare uses this simple idea to write a very acerbic play about how most of one's friends are really convenient acquaintances already to share in good times but not willing to help in times of need. After losing or giving away his money, Timon leaves Athens for the woods, and once there he makes a fortuitous gold strike which he uses to fund Alcibiades successful capture of the city. Then he dies, unhappy with his experience with the bulk of mankind. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesNew Penguin Shakespeare (NS21) — 7 more Is contained inThe complete works of William Shakespeare : reprinted from the First Folio (volume 10 of 13) by William Shakespeare The Annotated Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems, Tragedies and Romances Complete by William Shakespeare (indirect) Shakespeares Dramatische Werke Sechster Band / Meyers Klassiker (Lear / Macbeth / Timon / Troilus) by William Shakespeare The Norton Shakespeare: Four-Volume Set by Stephen Greenblatt (indirect) The Norton Shakespeare: Two Volume Set by William Shakespeare (indirect) Has the adaptationHas as a studyHas as a supplementHas as a student's study guide
"Timon of Athens" has struck many readers as rough and unpolished, perhaps even unfinished, though to others it has appeared as Shakespeare's most profound tragic allegory. The editors provide detailed annotation of the text and explore the wide range of critical and theatrical interpretations that the play has engendered. Tracing both its satirical and tragic strains, their introduction presents a perspective on the play's meanings that combines careful elucidation of historical context with analysis of its relevance to modern-day society. An extensive and well-illustrated account of the play's production history generates a rich sense of how the play can speak to different historical moments in specific and rewarding ways. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)822.33Literature English & Old English literatures English drama Elizabethan 1558-1625 Shakespeare, William 1564–1616LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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