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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451704903321

Autore

Shakespeare William <1564-1616.>

Titolo

The tempest [[electronic resource] /] / William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction, by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-281-72899-3

9786611728991

0-300-13830-X

Edizione

[1]

Descrizione fisica

xxxiv, 157 p

Collana

The annotated Shakespeare

Altri autori (Persone)

BloomHarold

RaffelBurton

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Fathers and daughters

Islands

Magicians

Political refugees

Shipwreck victims

Spirits

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-154).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- About This Book -- Introduction -- Some Essentials of the Shakespearean Stage -- Act 1 -- Act 2 -- Act 3 -- Act 4 -- Act 5 -- Epilogue -- An Essay by Harold Bloom -- Further Reading -- Finding List

Sommario/riassunto

Shakespeare's valedictory play is also one of his most poetical and magical. The story involves the spirit Ariel, the savage Caliban, and Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, now a wizard living on a remote island who uses his magic to shipwreck a party of ex-compatriots.