The Tempest

by William Shakespeare, Helen Street (Retold by), Charly Cheung (Illustrator)

Overview

A storm, a shipwreck, an enchanted island ...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912464098
Publisher:	Baker Street Press
Publication date:	05/31/2018
Series:	Baker Street Readers
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 11 Years

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was an English playwright, renowned by many as the world's greatest writer in the English Language. Among his plays are Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth, to name but a few.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

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Table of Contents

The Tempest - William Shakespeare - Edited by Robert Langbaum Samuel Taylor Coleridge: From The Lectures of 1811- 1812, Lecture IX
E. M. W. Tillyard: The Tragic Pattern: 'The Tempest'
Bernard Knox: 'The Tempest' and the Ancient Comic Tradition
Lorie Jerrell Leininger: The Miranda Trap: Sexism and Racism in Shakespeare's 'Tempest'
Sylvan Barnet: 'The Tempest' on the Stage

NEWLY ADDED ESSAY:
Stephen Greenblatt: The Use of Salutary Anxiety in 'The Tempest'

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From the Publisher

On an uncharted, storm-swept island, the magician Prospero uses his powers and those of the flighty spirit Ariel to wreck the ship of his wicked brother, Antonio, stranding its crew and passengers. Meanwhile, through more magic, Prospero’s daughter, Miranda, has fallen in love with Ferdinand, son of the of king of Naples. This 2001 BBC Radio 3 production starring the late Philip Madoc (Prospero) and Nina Wadia (Ariel) sounds timeless in its traditional use of stage rhythms and diction. This is not an audiobook one mows the lawn to. For American ears it may take a little concentration to pick up all the words, and it may be worthwhile to read along (as this reviewer did) to maximize the pleasure of listening to one of Shakespeare’s most romantic and fanciful works. B.P. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2013 - AudioFile