Cymbeline

The Mythical British King Cymbeline is identified with Cunobelinus

Related Topics:
Mythical British King - Cunobelinus

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Cymbeline is a play by William Shakespeare. Critics often put it in a grouping called Shakespeare's Late Romances along with Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Tempest, and The Winter's Tale.

Related Topics:
William Shakespeare - Shakespeare's Late Romances - Pericles, Prince of Tyre - The Tempest - The Winter's Tale

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The King, Cymbeline himself, is based on a British chieftain, Cunobelinus, who reigned before the time of the Roman invasion.

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Though once held in very high regard, Cymbeline has lost popularity over the past century. Some Wikipedians have held that, written late in Shakespeare's career, the play was a personal joke of Shakespeare's, parodying his earlier works. Both William Hazlitt and John Keats numbered it among their favorite plays.

Related Topics:
William Hazlitt - John Keats

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