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by: William Shakespeare, Paul Werstine
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.33
EAN: 9780743452953
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 074345295X
Label: Washington Square Press
Manufacturer: Washington Square Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: August 01, 2002
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Sales Rank: 1034586
Studio: Washington Square Press
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In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare's most lyrical plays, Prospero -- a magician on an enchanted island -- punishes his enemies, brings happiness to his daughter, and comes to terms with human use of supernatural power. The Tempest embodies both seemingly timeless romance and the historically specific moment in which Europe begins to explore and conquer the New World. Its complexity of thought, its range of characters -- from the spirit Ariel and the monster Caliban to the beautiful Miranda and her prince Ferdinand -- its poetic beauty, and its exploration of difficult questions that still haunt us today make this play wonderfully compelling.
THE NEW FOLGER
LIBRARY SHAKESPEARE
Designed to make Shakespeare's great plays available to all readers, the New Folger Library edition of Shakespeare's plays provides accurate texts in modern spelling and punctuation, as well as scene-by-scene action summaries, full explanatory notes, many pictures clarifying Shakespeare's language, and notes recording all significant departures from the early printed versions. Each play is prefaced by a brief introduction, by a guide to reading Shakespeare's language, and by accounts of his life and theater. Each play is followed by an annotated list of further readings and by a 'Modern Perspective' written by an expert on that particular play.
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Rating: - Uninteresting Mediocre Play
"The Tempest" is the least interesting Shakespeare play I have read. "Macbeth," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Othello" were much more thrilling.
"The Tempest" seems like it's lost somewhere between a tragdy and a comedy. I couldn't tell which characters I should empathize with, and teh only emotion it gave me was "meh." In the back of the book it's listed as a romance, which is surprising since the romance is a minor part of the story.
The only way "The Tempest" can work is if very ... Read More
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