Pericles, Prince of Tyre: The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare (Paperback)

from MrsLee

I don't know enough about Shakespeare to know which of his plays are comedies or tragedies and that made the reading of this play very suspenseful for me. I truly enjoyed and was wrapped up in Pericles; the conflict which happened to him pained me. It's possible that my emotions are just extra se...

from bookworm12

In only a few minutes we're in the midst of incest and attempted murder. There's soap opera level drama from the start. There's a storm at sea, shipwreck, a lost infant, lost wife, prostitutes, pirates, and so much more. Pericles escapes a dangerous situation, on the run for his life. He ends up ...

from amerynth

"Pericles, Prince of Tyre" was easily my least favorite play by William Shakespeare so far. I didn't know until after reading it that many critics speculate the play was mostly written by a collaborator and not Shakespeare himself. I'm not surprised.... some of the writing was really cringe-worth...

from meandmybooks

Okay. For starters, thanks to Marjorie Garber and her interesting piece on the play in her ���Shakespeare After All,” I enjoyed this more than I otherwise would have. She talks about how the play, a “dramatic romance,” needs to be seen not as a failed effort at the sort of play where the protagon...

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One of the best plays I've read by Shakespeare. Truly notable. A great read!