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Author |
William Shakespeare |
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Imprint |
Read & Co. Classics |
Series |
Shakespeare Library |
Categories |
Arts & Entertainment Plays & Playscripts Poetry & Drama Shakespeare Plays Theatre & Acting Theatre, Dance & Other Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781528705189, 9781528785600 |
Formats Available | |
Pages | 130 |
Publication Date | 30 May 2018 |
Dimensions | 5.5 × 8.5 in |
A father loses his wife, who dies at sea during childbirth. Upon land, Pericles entrusts his new-born daughter, Marina, to the Governor of Tarsus and his wife. Fourteen years later, Marina escapes a deadly plan, devised by the jealous Governor’s wife, with an equally dire outcome. In a twist of fate, a family is reunited. Each scene in the play is introduced with a prologue, told by John Gower, an English poet from the past.
£4.99 – £9.99
Author |
William Shakespeare |
---|---|
Imprint |
Read & Co. Classics |
Series |
Shakespeare Library |
Categories |
Arts & Entertainment Plays & Playscripts Poetry & Drama Shakespeare Plays Theatre & Acting Theatre, Dance & Other Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781528705189, 9781528785600 |
Formats Available | |
Pages | 130 |
Publication Date | 30 May 2018 |
Dimensions | 5.5 × 8.5 in |
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare’s play, “Pericles, Prince of Tyre”, featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. In “Pericles”, a father loses his wife, who dies at sea during childbirth. Upon land, Pericles entrusts his new-born daughter, Marina, to the Governor of Tarsus and his wife. Fourteen years later, Marina escapes a deadly plan, devised by the jealous Governor’s wife, with an equally dire outcome. In a twist of fate, a family is reunited. Each scene in the play is introduced with a prologue, told by John Gower, an English poet from the past. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world’s most famous dramatist.
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