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The Tempest

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Description for The Tempest paperback. A storm rages. Prospero, his daughter Miranda, and his monstrous servant Caliban watch from their desert island as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. Miraculously, all on board survive. Plotting, mistaken identities, and bewitching love follow as the travellers explore the strange place of spirits and monsters on which they have landed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Performed variously as escapist fantasy, celebratory fiction, and political allegory, The Tempest is one of the plays in which William Shakespeare's genius as a poetic dramatist found its fullest expression. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited with an introduction by Martin Butler. 'How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't!' A storm rages. Prospero, his daughter Miranda, and his monstrous servant Caliban watch from their desert island as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. Miraculously, all on board ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141396309
SKU
9780141396309
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Ref
99-1

About Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Martin Butler is Professor ... Read more

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