The Winter's Tale (Vol. 36) - Further Reading
FURTHER READING
Barber, Charles. "The Winter's Tale and Jacobean Society." In Shakespeare In A Changing World, edited by Arnold Kettle, pp. 233-52. London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1964.
Compares themes of the play to problems in seventeenth-century English society, especially in the contrast between court life and country life.
Bellette, A. F. "Truth and Utterance in The Winter's Tale" Shakespeare Survey 3 (1978): 65-75.
Examines the capacity of words to accurately represent truth, how words are used in relationships, and Leontes's failure to understand others or himself.
Bergeron, David M. "Hermione's Trial in The Winter's Tale." Essays in Theater 3, No. 1 (November 1984): 3-12.
Focuses on Hermione's courageous defense of herself in her trial, and how it contrasts with Leontes's irrational passion.
Blisset, William. "This Wide Gap of Time: The Winter's Tale." English Literary Renaissance 1...
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