The Tempest

Signet Classics

By: William Shakespeare

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Paperback | 1 September 1998 | Edition Number 1

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288 Pages

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17.6 x 10.9 x 1.7

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The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's fantastical play that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.

Prospero-sorcerer and rightful Duke of Milan-has lived a reclusive life with his daughter Miranda in the years since his position was usurped by his brother, Antonio. Now, as Antonio's ship passes near Prospero's island home, the sorcerer conjures up a terrible storm that will change all of their destinies....

This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as-

. An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater
.A special introduction to the play by the editor, Robert Langbaum
. Selections from William Strachey, Sylvester Jourdain, Montaigne, and Ovid, sources from which Shakespeare derived The Tempest
. Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, E.M.W. Tillyard, Lori Jerrell, and others
. A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions
. Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text
. And more...

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Shakespeare: An Overview	p. vii
Biographical Sketch	p. vii
A Note on the Anti-Stratfordians, Especially Baconians and Oxfordians	p. xi
The Shakespeare Canon	p. xv
Shakespeare's English	p. xviii
Shakespeare's Theater	p. xxvi
A Note on the Use of Boy Actors in Female Roles	p. xxxiv
Shakespeare's Dramatic Language: Costumes, Gestures and Silences; Prose and Poetry	p. xxxvi
The Play Text as a Collaboration	p. xliv
Editing Texts	p. l
Shakespeare on the Stage	p. lv
Introduction	p. lxiii
The Tempest	p. l
Textual Note	p. 89
The Sources of The Tempest	p. 91
William Strachey: From True Repertory of the Wrack	p. 93
Sylvester Jourdain: From A Discovery of the Barmudas	p. 99
Council of Virginia: From The True Declaration of the Estate of the Colony in Virginia	p. 100
Michel de Montaigne: From Of the Cannibals	p. 102
Ovid: From Metamorphoses	p. 104
Commentaries
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: From The Lectures of 1811-1812, Lecture IX	p. 106
E.M.W. Tillyard: The Tragic Pattern: The Tempest	p. 119
Bernard Knox: The Tempest and the Ancient Comic Tradition	p. 128
Lorie Jerrell Leininger: The Miranda Trap: Sexism and Racism in Shakespeare's Tempest	p. 146
Stephen Greenblatt: The Use of Salutary Anxiety in The Tempest	p. 156
Sylvan Barnet: The Tempest on Stage and Screen	p. 180
Suggested References	p. 191
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