TY - BOOK AU - Shakespeare, William AU - Oliver, H. J., ed. TI - Timon of Athens. SN - 0-17-443476-6 PY - 1959/// CY - United Kingdom PB - T. Nelson & Sons, 1997 N1 - At head of title : The Arden edition of the works of Willliam Shakespeare N2 - outrage of human depravity but refuses to soften anger with compassionate tears.The protagonist learns little other than bitterness from his encounters with avarice,and ingratitude.In its mordant vision of human folly ,Timon of Athens resembles a number of other Roman or classical plays .The dominant mood of the play is futility.Political conflicts end in stalemate or a victory for ooportunists; edited by David Bevington; It expresses with King lear ,a moral; private virtues of noble men must yield to crass considerations of statecraft.Banishment or self-exile is too often the reward of those who have given their lives to public service."In the Complete Works of Shakespeare"5ht edition; the populace and their leaders are fickle and craven ER -