The Tempest - Coursen, H. R.; Coursen, Herbert R.
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The Tempest was first published in 1623 and is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. The product of his artistic maturity, it has inspired a variety of modern adaptations and remains one of his most popular plays. While its plot is fairly straightforward, The Tempest addresses numerous issues and topics current in the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. Scholars, in turn, have responded by generating a vast body of criticism. This reference is a comprehensive guide to the play. The volume begins with a brief consideration of the play's textual history, followed by an…mehr

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The Tempest was first published in 1623 and is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. The product of his artistic maturity, it has inspired a variety of modern adaptations and remains one of his most popular plays. While its plot is fairly straightforward, The Tempest addresses numerous issues and topics current in the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. Scholars, in turn, have responded by generating a vast body of criticism. This reference is a comprehensive guide to the play. The volume begins with a brief consideration of the play's textual history, followed by an evaluation of the merits of various modern editions. It then looks at some of Shakespeare's likely sources and influences, from classical literature to accounts of a 17th-century shipwreck. A chapter on the play's dramatic structure moves through the text and touches on issues raised in greater detail later in the book. The volume then studies some of the play's themes and summarizes how critics have responded to them. Finally, the book comments on the play's performance history and analyzes major productions.
Autorenporträt
H. R. COURSEN teaches at the University of Maine (Augusta). He has published several books on Shakespeare, the latest being Macbeth: A Guide to the Play (Greenwood, 1997) and Shakespeare in Production: Whose History? (1996). He has recently completed his nineteenth book of poems and has taught at Shakespeare's Globe (London), the University of London, Washington and Jefferson College, Bowdoin College, Clemson University, and in the Theatre in England Program of the University of California at Santa Barbara. He conducted five NEH Summer Seminars for Teachers and is coeditor of Shakespeare and the Classroom.