Shakespeare's Complete Works -- Legends Plays Poetry Volume (Upper and Lower) Revised Edition

Author: Shakespeare
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Publish Date: 1998-05-01
Features: The story in the play is mainly adapted from the long poem "The Complaint of a Lover" by the 14th-century English poet John Gower. When writing the script, Shakespeare also included Gower in the play, having him fully explain the plot as an elderly character. The play was not included in the 1623 Quarto edition, possibly because the compiler of the Quarto edition considered it to be in Shakespeare's handwriting. However, themes such as the separation of spouses, the separation of family members, and the ultimate reunion after enduring hardships are all common subjects and techniques used in Shakespeare's late romantic comedies. There are also clear connections in terms of ideological tendencies and plot structure.