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The Tempest Paperback - 2007

by Introduction by David Scott Kastan; Gordon McMullan (Editor); William Shakespeare


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The Tempest is one of Shakespeare’s last solo-written plays. This tragedy tells the story of an exiled ruler who uses magic to restore his daughter to power and argues that the powerful must show mercy. First performed in 1611, The Tempest has been put to varied interpretations, from those that see it as a fable of art and creation, with Prospero representing Shakespeare, and Prospero's renunciation of magic signaling Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, to interpretations that consider it an allegory of Europeans colonizing foreign lands.

O wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world
That has such people in ’t! (V.i.)

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  • &&LB&&RNew Scholarship&&L/B&&R - Premiere scholars introduce each play with contemporary scholarship. An essay on editing the text provides an in-depth look at the quartos and folios used in the edition.
  • &&LB&&RContextualizing Essays&&L/B&&R - Essays on Shakespeare's England, language, and life, along with essays on performing Shakespeare and significant performances frame the play in both historical and theatrical context for readers. A look at the lasting influence of the play on music, art, film, and dance creates an interdisciplinary framework with which to approach the play.
  • &&LB&&RBetter Notes&&L/B&&R - Through one-word margin definitions, facing-page glosses, and longer end notes after the play, our innovative approach to notes pulls readers away from the text fewer times while providing them with more information and comprehensive analysis.
  • &&LB&&RFurther Reading&&L/B&&R - An annotated bibliography of titles, hand-selected by the introduction author, takes readers beyond the edition for further reading.
&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RAn extraordinary blend of visual spectacle, story, and poetry, &&LI&&RThe Tempest &&L/I&&Ris Shakespeare's dramatic meditation on the art of power. The editor, &&LSTRONG&&RGordon McMullan&&L/B&&R, illuminates the play by putting it in the context of early modern writings on colonization and political conflict. &&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&R

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  • Title The Tempest
  • Author Introduction by David Scott Kastan; Gordon McMullan (Editor); William Shakespeare
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Barnes & Noble Shakespeare, New York, New York
  • Date 2007-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781411400764 / 1411400763
  • Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 1.78 cm)
  • Reading level 610
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006009485
  • Dewey Decimal Code 822.33
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