{"product_id":"black-classics-winters-tale","title":"Black Classics: Winter's Tale","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'The work of Shakespeare is virtually infinite' Jorge Luis\nBorges\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA jealous king, convinced that his wife has been unfaithful and is having\nanother man's baby, imprisons her and puts her on trial. The child is abandoned\nto die, but when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may\nbe possible. A bravura blend of tragedy, comedy and romance, Shakespeare's\nemotionally potent late play explores artifice and nature, mortality and\nrenewal, and the destructive and consoling effects of time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUsed and Recommended by the National Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nGeneral Editor Stanley Wells\u003cbr\u003e\nEdited by Ernest Schanzer\u003cbr\u003e\nIntroduction by Russ McDonald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary\nArden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the\nprecise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most\nexceptional works of drama ever produced, including \u003ci\u003eRomeo and\nJuliet \u003c\/i\u003e(1595), \u003ci\u003eHenry \u003c\/i\u003eV (1599), \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003e(1601), \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e (1604), \u003ci\u003eKing\nLear \u003c\/i\u003e(1606) and \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e (1606), as well as a\ncollection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential\nlove poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44646040797391,"sku":"9780141396569","price":17.44,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_1c0f0f66-2478-4034-89a8-6776d932013c.jpg?v=1761623413","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/black-classics-winters-tale","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}