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William Shakespeare - The Tempest - 9781853262036 - 9781853262036
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The Tempest

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Description for The Tempest paperback. Prospero, long exiled from Italy with his daughter Miranda, seeks to use his magical powers to defeat his former enemies. Eventually, having proved merciful, he divests himself of that magic, his 'art', and prepares to return to the mainland. Editor(s): Watts, Prof. Cedric, M.A., Ph.D. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.

The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.

The Tempest is the most lyrical, profound and fascinating of Shakespeare's late comedies. Prospero, long exiled from Italy with his daughter Miranda, seeks to use his magical powers to defeat his former enemies. Eventually, having proved merciful, he divests himself of that magic, his ‘art’, and prepares to return to the mainland. The Tempest has often ... Read more

In the past, critics emphasised the romantically beautiful features of The Tempest, seeing it as an imaginative fantasia. In recent decades, however, The Tempest has also been treated as a potently political drama which offers controversial insights into colonialism and racism. Frequently staged and diversely filmed, the play has influenced numerous poets and novelists.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wordsworth
Condition
New
Series
Wordsworth Classics
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853262036
SKU
9781853262036
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

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