The Tempest by Shakespeare, William (9781408133477)

The Tempest - Edition #4 - Revised

by Shakespeare, William , Vaughan, Alden T. , Vaughan, Virginia Mason

Paperback - English

The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, both in the classroom and in the theatre, and this revision brings the Arden Third series edition right up-to-date. A completely new section of the introduction discusses new thinking about Shakespeare's sources for the play and examines his treatment of colonial themes, as well as covering key productions since this edition was first published in 1999. Most importantly it looks at Julie Taymor's ground-breaking 2010 film starring Helen Mirren as "Prospera"
Alden and Virginia Vaughan's edition of The Tempest is highly valued for its authority and originality and this revision brings it up-to-date, making it even more relevant and useful to studetns and theatre practitioners.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Edition Number

Revised

ISBN

1408133474

EAN

9781408133477

Publisher

ARDEN SHAKESPEARE

Publication Date

06 Dec 2011

Pages

400

Weight (kg)

0.43

Dimensions (cm)

19.6 x 12.7 x 2.3

Lexile Level

430

About Author

William Shakespeare was born on April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children their older daughter, Susanna, and the twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare s only son, died in childhood.<BR><BR>The bulk of Shakespeare s working life was spent, not in Stratford, but in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He had a successful career in London as a playwright and actor and was a shareholder in the acting company the Lord Chamberlain