The tempest : with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Contributors
Langbaum, Robert, 1924-2020 editor.
Published
New York, New York : Signet Classics, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [1998].
Format
Book
Edition
Second revised edition.
ISBN
0451527127, 9780451527127
Physical Desc
lxxvii, 205 pages ; 18 cm
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LC Subjects
Castaways -- Drama.
Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Islands -- Drama.
Magicians -- Drama.
Nobility -- Italy -- Drama.
Political refugees -- Drama.
Prospero (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Tempest.
Shipwreck victims -- Drama.
Spirits -- Drama.
Tragicomedies.
Tragicomedy.
Other Subjects
Castaways -- Drama.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Magicians -- Drama.
Shakespeare, William -- Criticism and interpretation.
Shipwreck victims -- Drama.
Théâtre.
Tragicomédies.

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Published
New York, New York : Signet Classics, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [1998].
Edition
Second revised edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0451527127, 9780451527127

Notes

General Note
"The Signet Classics edition of 'The Tempest' was first published in March 1964, and an updated edition was published in 1987. First Signet Classics printing (Second Revised Edition), September 1998"--Title page verso
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-205).
Description
Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother, and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers. This edition includes Shakespeare's sources for the play, dramatic criticism from past and present, and a comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of the play.
Description
"'The Tempest' - Unique features of the Signet Classics Shakespeare : an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet ; special introduction to the play by the editor, Robert Langbaum, University of Virginia ; sources from which Shakespeare derived 'The Tempest' - selections from William Strachey, Sylvester Jourdain, Montaigne, and Ovid ; dramatic criticism from the past and present : commentaries by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, E.M.W. Tillyard, Lori Jerrell Leinenger and Stephen Greenblatt ; a comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of 'The Tempest', then and now."--Adapted from back cover

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shakespeare, W., & Langbaum, R. (1998). The tempest: with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography (Second revised edition.). Signet Classics, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 and Robert Langbaum. 1998. The Tempest: With New and Updated Critical Essays and a Revised Bibliography. Signet Classics, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 and Robert Langbaum. The Tempest: With New and Updated Critical Essays and a Revised Bibliography Signet Classics, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc, 1998.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shakespeare, William, and Robert Langbaum. The Tempest: With New and Updated Critical Essays and a Revised Bibliography Second revised edition., Signet Classics, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 1998.

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