--- product_id: 755394877 title: "The Winter's Tale (Folger Shakespeare Library)" price: "₩26214" currency: KRW in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.kr/products/755394877-the-winters-tale-folger-shakespeare-library store_origin: KR region: South Korea --- # The Winter's Tale (Folger Shakespeare Library) **Price:** ₩26214 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Winter's Tale (Folger Shakespeare Library) - **How much does it cost?** ₩26214 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kr](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/755394877-the-winters-tale-folger-shakespeare-library) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: The Winter's Tale (Folger Shakespeare Library): 9781982122508: Shakespeare, William, Mowat, Dr. Barbara A., Werstine Ph.D., Paul: Books Review: Folger editions are the BEST! - Of course, the play is marvelous, and needs deep reading. I love that Folger editions have brief notes on the pages opposite the speeches. No searching for explanations! Review: A very thought-provoking tragic tale - “The Winter’s Tale” by William Shakespeare is a fascinating, tragic, psychological but little known play that Shakespeare wrote about five years before his death. It is about a pagan king with a loving lovely pregnant wife, and a son. He develops an unfounded jealousy and is convinced despite no one agreeing with him that his wife, the queen, was unfaithful to him with his friend and the child in her body is not his. Despite being assured by the Oracle that his wife committed no adultery and the child is his, he has her killed and banishes his just born daughter. His son dies out of anguish. He soon realizes that he was wrong. But it is too late. Now he suffers for what he did. Sixteen years pass. His daughter is raised in another kingdom. By chance, she comes to his land, he meets her, realizes she is his daughter, and embraces her. He is shown a statute of his late wife. The statute comes alive and his wife forgives him saying she still loves him. He is is now after sixteen years given a second chance, forgiven for what he thought was unforgivable – although his son is lost. The play is well-worth watching. Its moral is that problems, even the worst ones, can be resolved in a large measure, at least somewhat. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #57,756 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #31 in Shakespeare Literary Criticism #50 in British & Irish Dramas & Plays #51 in Shakespeare Dramas & Plays | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 898 Reviews | ## Images ![The Winter's Tale (Folger Shakespeare Library) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Quh7Bpc8S.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Folger editions are the BEST! *by G***N on September 29, 2025* Of course, the play is marvelous, and needs deep reading. I love that Folger editions have brief notes on the pages opposite the speeches. No searching for explanations! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very thought-provoking tragic tale *by I***N on April 15, 2021* “The Winter’s Tale” by William Shakespeare is a fascinating, tragic, psychological but little known play that Shakespeare wrote about five years before his death. It is about a pagan king with a loving lovely pregnant wife, and a son. He develops an unfounded jealousy and is convinced despite no one agreeing with him that his wife, the queen, was unfaithful to him with his friend and the child in her body is not his. Despite being assured by the Oracle that his wife committed no adultery and the child is his, he has her killed and banishes his just born daughter. His son dies out of anguish. He soon realizes that he was wrong. But it is too late. Now he suffers for what he did. Sixteen years pass. His daughter is raised in another kingdom. By chance, she comes to his land, he meets her, realizes she is his daughter, and embraces her. He is shown a statute of his late wife. The statute comes alive and his wife forgives him saying she still loves him. He is is now after sixteen years given a second chance, forgiven for what he thought was unforgivable – although his son is lost. The play is well-worth watching. Its moral is that problems, even the worst ones, can be resolved in a large measure, at least somewhat. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting *by A***N on April 4, 2012* I feel like this Shakespearian play doesn't get enough face time. The first time I ever saw its title, I was in High School, looking at the names of all the plays Shakespeare ever wrote. We all know about his overly famous plays, like Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, but what about The Winter's Tale? I was intrigued by the title at the time, and the fact that I'd never heard of it before (and with a brother heavily into Shakespeare and acting, that was unusual). I've never seen this title on a playbill, though I'm sure it must be preformed somewhere, and my curiosity about this play was peaked--though in High School I didn't do anything about it. Recently, I had to teach Hamlet, and as I was looking on Amazon for a copy for my Kindle, I once again came across The Winter's Tale. As it was a free copy, I scooped it up and read it right away, just to assuage my curiosity. It was interesting. In my opinion, it's not really like Shakespeare's other plays. It's a bit intense in the beginning, and though there are comedic scenes, I wouldn't necessarily classify this as a comedy, nor a tragedy either. A romance, I suppose, but for me, it's a bit strange. Through a little research I found that Shakespeare actually modeled his play off Pandosto, by Robert Greene (which I've never read), but I, personally, see much of Oedipus Rex in this play. I know Shakespeare dealt a lot with Greek mythology in his works, and The Winter's Tale seems to really follow that of Oedipus Rex. I'm not going to give the entire synopsis away, or any spoilers, but, like Oedipus, King Leontes is a haughty man, paranoid. He refuses to listen to oracles and attempts to do away with his newborn child by sending her away to die. While there are many differences between The Winter's Tale and Oedipus, there are also many similarities and I found this rather interesting, especially because I really enjoy Oedipus. That being said, I'd like to see this play preformed someday, I always tend to like plays more when they're preformed, so I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for this one. (Please note: I use the star rating system of Goodreads, which is different from that of Amazon. My overall rating is that I liked it.) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kr/products/755394877-the-winters-tale-folger-shakespeare-library](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/755394877-the-winters-tale-folger-shakespeare-library) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Korea* *Store origin: KR* *Last updated: 2026-05-08*