Newly revised, this edition of "The Tempest" features a new Overview by Sylvan Barnett, former chairman of the English Department of Tufts University, an updated bibliography, suggested references, and stage and film history.
Newly revised, this edition of "The Tempest" features a new Overview by Sylvan Barnett, former chairman of the English Department of Tufts University, an updated bibliography, suggested references, and stage and film history.
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Unique Features of the Signet Classic Shakespeare An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic 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 Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type * Up-to-date list of recommended readings.
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