The Life of Tymon of Athens, often shortened to Timon of Athens, is a play written by William Shakespeare and likely also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the First Folio in 1623. T
The Fugitive, Study for Timon of Athens, Thomas Couture (c. 1857)
Timon renounces society (1803 engraving for Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, act IV, scene 1)
First page of Timon of Athens, printed in the Second Folio of 1632
Timon of Athens by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, c. 1767
Timon of Athens was a citizen of Athens whose reputation for misanthropy grew to legendary status. According to the historian Plutarch, Timon lived during the era of the Peloponnesian War.
Timon of Athens
…Timon of Athens, is a play written by William Shakespeare and likely also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the First Folio in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companions until he is poor and rejected by them. He then denounces all of mankind, and isolates himself in a cave in…