The Tempest
by Shakespeare, William (Mary Grabhorn, illustrator)
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- first
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Established by brothers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn, the Grabhorn Press was among the finest U.S. printers from the 1920s-1960s and had a reputation for taking an adventurous approach to printing and illustrating important pieces of literature. The present is the press' first reinterpretation of a Shakespeare work -- notably, among the playwright's final plays -- and initiated a series featuring the visual work of Mary Grabhorn.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5386
- Title
- The Tempest
- Author
- Shakespeare, William (Mary Grabhorn, illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Grabhorn Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1951
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