So, with one reading of The Winter’s Tale in the books, what am I looking forward to in a deeper dive?
- Questions about staging…particularly in the best stage direction ever, and that ending
- Romantic issues
- The inevitable discussion of bawdy
- Homosociality and the Leontes/Polixenes relationship
- Paulina
- Fardels and Bears
- Seasons
- Autolycus and the feast
- Protagonist/Hero
- Genre and pivots
- Reversals
- History of productions
At least, that’s what comes to mind right now…any subjects you want to discuss? Let me know in the comments below…
*Court (ie, civilization) vs Rural (ie, nature)?
*Maybe it’s what you mean by “romantic issues,” but I’m fascinated by the theme of forgiveness in that play.
*The centuries-long critical controversies?
*Art and artifice?
But mainly, I’ll took forward to your thoughts on whatever catches your interest!