What is Timon of Athens?
{{italictitle}} [[File:TimonAthens01.JPG|thumb|Illustration from ''Tales from Shakespeare'', published by McLoughlin Brothers, NY, 1890]] '''''Timon of Athens''''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]]. It is a [[tragedy]]. Shakespeare's source was probably ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' by [[Lucian]]. ''Timon'' was probably first acted between 1607-1608. It was probably first printed in the [[First Folio]] of 1623.<ref>[http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-timon-of-athens.htm ''Timon of Athens'']</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{William Shakespeare|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] [[Category:1600s plays]] {{lit-stub}}