The argument that "Imogen" in Shakespeare's Cymbeline is a misprint for "Innogen" does not depend solely on Simon Forman's account of a contemporary performance (Letters, 16 December). Innogen was the wife of the legendary founder of Britain, Brute the Trojan, and Cymbeline is one of the plays in which Shakespeare turns to ancient British rather than English history, following the accession of the Scottish James I to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:40PM on December 17, 2015