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The Oxford Shakespeare: The Tempest (Paperback)

by William Shakespeare (Author), Stephen Orgel (Editor) "First Appearances. The Tempest stands first in the 1623 Folio of Shakespeare's works ..." (more)

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Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (2 April 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0192834142
ISBN-13: 978-0192834140
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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One of Shakespeare's most famous but also enigmatic plays, for many years the story of Prospero's exile from his native Milan, and life with his daughter Miranda on an unnamed island in the Mediterranean, was seen as an autobiographical dramatisation of Shakespeare's departure from the London stage. The Epilogue, spoken by Prospero, claims that "now my charms are all o'erthrown", appeared to reflect Shakespeare's own renunciation of his magical dramatic powers as he retired to Stratford. But The Tempest is far more than this, as recent commentators have pointed out. The dramatic action observes the classical unities of time, place and action, as Prospero uses his "rough magic" to lure his wicked usurping brother, Antonio, and King Alonso of Naples to his island retreat to torment them before engineering his return to Milan.

However, the play is full of extraordinary anomalies and fantastic interludes, including Gonzalo's fantasy of a utopian commonwealth, Prospero's magical servant Ariel, and the "poisonous slave" Caliban. The creation of Caliban has particularly fascinated critics, who have noticed in his creation a colonial dimension to the play. In this respect Caliban can be seen as an American Indian or African slave, who articulates a particularly powerful strain of anti-colonial sentiment, telling Prospero that "this island's mine, by Sycorax my mother,/ Which thou tak'st from me". This has led to an intense reassessment of the play from a post-colonial perspective, as critics and historians have debated the extent to which the play endorses or criticises early English colonial expansion. --Jerry Brotton --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Lewis Ward, Exeter University

"The best notes of any edition I've used."

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars High-quality guide , 7 May 2007

By	T. Bently "tbently" (Berkshire, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Tempest (Cambridge School Shakespeare) (Paperback)

I recently went to see Patrick Stewart in an RSC production of The Tempest and thought I would buy a copy of the play to look again at some of the speeches. Although I'm a little way past GCSE level I found this Cambridge School edition provided clear presentation of the text, with the play displayed down the right hand side and study notes opposite.

However, the book's real selling point is the inclusion of wonderful colour and black and white photographs of various productions of The Tempest. Several of these are from The Globe Theatre, London so provide a glimpse of what Elizabethan theatre (probably) looked like.

On the downside, some of the further study suggestions are a little simple-minded ("Draw a theatre poster advertising The Tempest featuring Ariel") but overall this is an attractively-presented guide which implicitly steers students towards the idea that Shakespeare's plays were meant to be seen and heard rather than read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Arden Shakespeare, 3 Nov 2007

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In some respects I think it'd be rather presumptuous of me to attempt to review Shakespeare. Someone so well known and influential wouldn't benefit from my opinions on their work, plus there are more scholarly and concise reviews out there. But I can comment on these Arden versions. Of all the Shakespeare I've read I've always found the Arden copies to be well laid out and to have excellent commentary and notes on the text. They really add to your understanding of Shakespeares outstanding plays and introduce you to the depth in his work. They have superb paper quality and are bound well, withstanding repeated readings and intensive study. For your collection of Shakespeare you can't do much better than Arden publications, some are quite hard to get hold of but it's worth the effort.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A thought-provoking yet magical creation, 9 Jul 2001

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The Tempest is a wonderful play that caught my imagination from the minute I began to study it for A level. It is ideal for any escapist yet is also perfect for those who like to delve deeper into intriguing themes. Shakespeare provides not only an enthralling and hilarious plot but also delineates fascinating characters. The personas of Caliban and Prospero tear the reader apart in their feelings towards them which provokes the analysis of such themes as nature and nurture and power and control. Definitely one of Shakespeare's most entertaining and inspiring plays.

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