Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens

William Shakespeare, 1564-1616

Book - 1997

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Timon, > of Athens, > active 5th century B.C. > Drama.
Timon, > of Athens, > active 5th century B.C.
Drama.
Tragedies.
Genres
Drama
Tragedies
Published
Walton-on-Thames Surrey : Thomas Nelson 1997.
Language
English
Main Author
William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 (-)
Other Authors
H. J. (Harold James) Oliver (-)
Physical Description
lii, 155 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN
9780174434764
9780416472509
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Date of Composition
  • The Structure of a Theatre Work: Acts and Scenes
  • Early Staging: Possibilities
  • Plutarch and Lucian
  • Satire and Tragedy
  • Misanthropy
  • Giving and Sacrifice
  • Male and Female
  • Debt
  • Gold
  • The Iron Age
  • Mammon
  • Friends
  • Alcibiades
  • Apemantus
  • Thieves
  • Steward
  • Poet and Painter
  • Four Words, Three Epitaphs
  • 'The Man-hater' and After
  • Modern Worlds: Britain
  • Modern Worlds: Europe
  • Modern Worlds: North America
  • Timon: Approaches to the Role
  • Staging the Masque
  • Staging the Alcibiades Plot
  • 'Timon of Athens' on Television
  • Text
  • A Divided Play
  • Middleton's Hand
  • Shakespeare and Middleton
  • Editorial Procedures
  • Text and Collation
  • Commentary
  • Abbreviations and References
  • The Life of Timon of Athens
  • Appendix A. Alterations to Lineation
  • Appendix B. Narrative Source Materials
  • Appendix C. Tabulation of Forms Favoured by Middleton
  • Appendix D. Major Productions
  • Index

Timon, a fabulously rich Athenian, Is the perfect friend generous to all and eager to help those in a bind. He spends lavishly and fulfills every request for favors. Idealizing friendship, and believing his friends to be sincere and true, he is sure that they would do the same for him. Yet, when his coffers are empty, So are his friendships, and no one is willing to help him out, each finding an excuse to turn his back. Angered, and thoroughly disillusioned he withdraws from Athens into the wilderness. From caring for all he now spends his days bitterly denouncing mankind. Timon is an intriguing character, possessed of intensity both in love and in rage. One of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays it is believed by scholars to be incomplete, or a collaboration with Thomas Middleton. Excerpted from Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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