Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
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"Timon of Athens" by William Shakespeare is a play written around 1606. It follows a wealthy Athenian gentleman who generously lavishes gifts and money on friends and flatterers until his fortune runs dry. When Timon falls into debt and seeks help, those he aided abandon him completely. Betrayed and embittered, he retreats to a wilderness cave, renouncing all humanity. There he discovers gold, attracting visitors with various motives while he descends deeper
into misanthropy and rage against mankind. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Title | Timon of Athens |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timon_of_Athens |
| Credits | the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Timon of Athens (Legendary character) -- Drama |
| Subject | Athens (Greece) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1536 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 530 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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