Project Gutenberg 2014-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 140 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Cajander, Paavo Emil 1846 1913 The winter's tale. Finnish Talvinen tarina Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winter%27s_Tale Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talvinen_tarina Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Talvinen tarina" by William Shakespeare is a play written in the late 16th century. The narrative revolves around themes of jealousy, betrayal, and redemption in a royal setting, particularly focusing on the tragic consequences of the misconceptions of King Leontes who suspects his wife Hermione of infidelity. At the start of the play, we are introduced to several key characters, including Leontes, the King of Sicilia, and his close friend Polyxenes, the King of Bohemia. The opening scenes establish a sense of camaraderie as they engage in light-hearted banter, but the mood quickly shifts when Leontes becomes irrationally jealous and suspects Hermione of having an affair. This unfounded jealousy sets off a series of tragic events that threaten to destroy the lives of all involved. As Leontes grapples with his paranoia, the play hints at themes of misunderstanding and the wreckage that can follow from a lack of trust. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fi Fathers and daughters -- Drama Married people -- Drama Tragicomedy Castaways -- Drama Sicily (Italy) -- Kings and rulers -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 210788 2025-08-18T08:11:32.291236 text/html 196560 2024-10-24T02:17:13 text/html 145204 2025-08-18T08:11:40.744147 application/epub+zip 147126 2025-08-18T08:11:35.521246 application/epub+zip 135465 2025-08-18T08:11:34.185182 application/epub+zip 320595 2025-08-18T08:11:43.728124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298045 2025-08-18T08:11:39.741167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270978 2022-09-20T13:12:31.305973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175001 2025-08-18T08:11:31.365198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155332 2024-10-24T02:17:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18122 2025-08-18T08:11:43.880119 application/rdf+xml 15503 2025-08-18T08:11:34.709188 image/jpeg 3927 2025-08-18T08:11:34.444198 image/jpeg 146480 2025-08-18T08:11:32.309182 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia