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Prelude to the bear: Antigonus's agonizing decision in "The Winter's Tale"
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Prelude to the bear: Antigonus's agonizing decision in "The Winter's Tale"

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Philip Goldfarb Styrt

Philip Goldfarb Styrt argues that Antigonus and the famous bear scene are frequently misunderstood.

Slippery thoughts in "The Winter's Tale"
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Slippery thoughts in "The Winter's Tale"

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Douglas Clark

“Leontes puts a new spin on an idea familiar to those living in Shakespeare’s time: that one could fish for people,” writes Douglas Clark.