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The tempest : a guide to the play

Author: Herbert R Coursen
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.
Series: Greenwood guides to Shakespeare.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"The Tempest was first published in 1623 and is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. The product of his artistic maturity, it has inspired a variety of modern adaptations and remains one of his most popular plays. While its plot is fairly straightforward, The Tempest addresses numerous issues and topics current in the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. Scholars, in turn, have responded by  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Coursen, Herbert R.
Tempest.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000
(OCoLC)604980724
Online version:
Coursen, Herbert R.
Tempest.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000
(OCoLC)606297111
Named Person: William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Herbert R Coursen
ISBN: 0313311919 9780313311918
OCLC Number: 42772820
Description: 240 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Textual history --
Contexts and sources --
Dramatic structure --
Themes --
Critical approaches --
The play in performance.
Series Title: Greenwood guides to Shakespeare.
Responsibility: H.R. Coursen.

Abstract:

"The Tempest was first published in 1623 and is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. The product of his artistic maturity, it has inspired a variety of modern adaptations and remains one of his most popular plays. While its plot is fairly straightforward, The Tempest addresses numerous issues and topics current in the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. Scholars, in turn, have responded by generating a vast body of criticism. This reference is a comprehensive guide to the play." "The volume begins with a brief consideration of the play's textual history, followed by an evaluation of the merits of various modern editions. It then looks at some of Shakespeare's likely sources and influences, from classical literature to accounts of a 17th-century shipwreck. A chapter on the play's dramatic structure moves through the text and touches on issues raised in greater detail later in the book. The volume then studies some of the play's themes and summarizes how critics have responded to them. Finally, the book comments on the play's performance history and analyzes major productions."--BOOK JACKET.

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