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Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare (2020, Trade Paperback)

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Title: Timon Of Athens. Number of Pages: 304. Language: English. Author: Shakespeare, William (Author), Mowat, Barbara a. (Editor), Werstine, Paul (Editor). Weight: 0.75 lbs. Publication Date: 2020-09-01.

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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-101982164948

ISBN-139781982164942

eBay Product ID (ePID)4050406214

Product Key Features

Book TitleTimon of Athens

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

TopicTheater / History & Criticism, Shakespeare, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

GenreDrama, Performing Arts

AuthorWilliam Shakespeare

Book SeriesFolger Shakespeare Library

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12.4 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.5 in

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SynopsisThe 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 Coppélia 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.