{"id":1161,"date":"2021-04-14T10:11:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T09:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folio400.com\/?post_type=plays&#038;p=1161"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:33:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T13:33:11","slug":"timon-of-athens","status":"publish","type":"plays","link":"https:\/\/folio400.com\/plays\/timon-of-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Timon of Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1161\" class=\"elementor elementor-1161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"plays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d622c8a elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6d622c8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6774e913\" data-id=\"6774e913\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4423ad38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4423ad38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">There is no evidence to date this play precisely. Some scholars argue that its style of content dates it to around 1604\u20131608.<\/span><\/p><p>The play wasn\u2019t printed before appearing in the First Folio. It was probably typeset from Shakespeare\u2019s draft manuscripts, or a transcript of them, with minor corrections from Heminge and Condell.\u2028<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1883a718\" data-id=\"1883a718\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69025f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69025f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/folio400.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Timon-of-Athens_300ppi-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1162\" alt=\"Timon of Athens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/folio400.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Timon-of-Athens_300ppi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/folio400.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Timon-of-Athens_300ppi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/folio400.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Timon-of-Athens_300ppi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/folio400.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Timon-of-Athens_300ppi-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/folio400.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Timon-of-Athens_300ppi.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-396d29f4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"396d29f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26de9290\" data-id=\"26de9290\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e16bf34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e16bf34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4185cb14\" data-id=\"4185cb14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5781fb6c text-indent elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5781fb6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u2018What is here?<br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-178c8bd ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-ae9b095 );\">Gold? Yellow, glittering, precious gold?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205622ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"205622ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Timon of Athens<\/em>, IV iii<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36e6758 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"36e6758\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b452328\" data-id=\"6b452328\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4db7e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a4db7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brief synopsis of the play<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345846f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"345846f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this cold, satirical and psychological play, a rich and generous Athenian mistakes flattery for friendship: his level-headed steward Flavius and the Cynic philosopher Apemantus warn Timon that he is squandering his fortune, but his unthinking philanthropy finally bankrupts him. When creditors pursue him, his \u2018friends\u2019 won&#8217;t help: disenchanted, he exiles himself to a cave by the sea, where he discovers hidden treasure that offers him a chance of redemption \u2013 if only he could stop tormenting himself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1938b39c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1938b39c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bd341cd\" data-id=\"5bd341cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4872008a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4872008a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/520705200?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1&amp;h=dd3fe609bf#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no evidence to date this play precisely. 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