Download or read book The Oxford Shakespeare: Timon of Athens written by William Shakespeare and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004-03-18 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timon of Athens is a bitterly intriguing study of a fabulously rich man who wastes his wealth on his friends, and, when he is finally impoverished, learns to despise humanity with a hatred that drives him to his grave. This edition offers an up-to-date commentary on the play that is more detailed and more thorough than any previously published, as well as a detailed discussion of Thomas Middleton's collaboration with Shakespeare.