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Cymbeline Folger Shakespeare LIbrary,Shakespeare,William by William Shakespeare; Dr. Barbara A. Mowat; Paul Werstine is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The authoritative edition of Cymbeline from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Cymbeline tells the story of a British king, Cymbeline, and his three children, presented as though they are in a fairy tale. The secret marriage of Cymbeline's daughter, Imogen, triggers much of the action, which includes villainous slander, homicidal jealousy, cross-gender disguise, a deathlike trance, and the appearance of Jupiter in a vision. Kidnapped in infancy, Cymbeline's two sons are raised in a Welsh cave. As young men, they rescue a starving stranger (Imogen in disguise); kill Cymbeline's stepson; and fight with almost superhuman valor against the Roman army. The king, meanwhile, takes on a Roman invasion rather than pay a tribute. He too is a familiar figure—a father who loses his children and miraculously finds them years later; a king who defeats an army and grants pardon to all. Cymbeline displays unusually powerful emotions with a tremendous charge. Like some of Shakespeare's other late work—especially The Winter's Tale and The Tempest —it is an improbable story lifted into a nearly mythic realm. This edi

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Author

William Shakespeare; Dr. Barbara A. Mowat; Paul Werstine

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501149955

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Drama, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.56 / 5 (4,878 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14