Cymbeline, King of Britain (Twenty Shakespeare Children's Stories: The Complete Collection)

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Cymbeline, King of Britain (Twenty Shakespeare Children's Stories: The Complete Collection)

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The Tragedy of Cymbeline, King of Britain is a play by William Shakespeare. Critics often classify it-along with Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Tempest, and The Winter's Tale-as a Late Romance; the style however is probably better described as "tragi-comedy". In the First Folio, Cymbeline is grouped with the tragedies.The plot of Cymbeline is loosely based on a tale told by Geoffrey of Monmouth about the actual British ruler Cunobelinus. To this Shakespeare added his own ideas and sub-plots. There are some interesting parallels (noted in Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare) bet...

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1782260706, 9781782260707

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