"With detailed notes from the world's leading Center for Shakespeare Studies"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-215).
Contents:
Shakespeare's The Tempest -- Reading Shakespeare's language: The Tempest -- Shakespeare's life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introduction to this text -- The Tempest -- Textual notes -- The Tempest: a modern perspective -- Further reading -- Key to famous lines and phrases.
Summary:
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations.
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