The Tempest - (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays) by William Shakespeare (Paperback)
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Highlights
- This bewitching play, Shakespeare's final work, articulates a wealth of the playwright's mature reflections on life and contains some of his most familiar and oft-quoted lines.
- About the Author: "He was not of an age, but for all time," declared Ben Jonson of his contemporary William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
- 80 Pages
- Drama, Shakespeare
- Series Name: Dover Thrift Editions: Plays
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About the Book
Comedy, romance, and reconciliation are themes in this masterly drama that begins with a storm at sea and concludes in joyous harmony.Book Synopsis
This bewitching play, Shakespeare's final work, articulates a wealth of the playwright's mature reflections on life and contains some of his most familiar and oft-quoted lines. The story concerns Miranda, a lovely young maiden, and Prospero, her philosophical old magician father, who dwell on an enchanted island, alone except for their servants -- Ariel, an invisible sprite, and Caliban, a monstrous witch's son.Into their idyllic but isolated lives comes a shipwrecked party that includes the enemies who usurped Prospero's dukedom years before, and set him and his daughter adrift on the ocean. Also among the castaways is a handsome prince, the first young man Miranda has ever seen. Comedy, romance, and reconciliation ensue, in a masterly drama that begins with a storm at sea and concludes in joyous harmony.
Students, poetry lovers, and drama enthusiasts will treasure this convenient, modestly priced edition of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays and one of literature's finest comedies.
About the Author
"He was not of an age, but for all time," declared Ben Jonson of his contemporary William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Jonson's praise is especially prescient, since at the turn of the 17th century Shakespeare was but one of many popular London playwrights and none of his dramas were printed in his lifetime. The reason so many of his works survive is because two of his actor friends, with the assistance of Jonson, assembled and published the First Folio edition of 1623.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .21 Inches (D)
Weight: .14 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Dover Thrift Editions: Plays
Sub-Genre: Shakespeare
Genre: Drama
Number of Pages: 80
Publisher: Dover Publications
Format: Paperback
Author: William Shakespeare
Language: English
Street Date: October 13, 1998
TCIN: 77722633
UPC: 9780486406589
Item Number (DPCI): 247-60-3187
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.21 inches length x 5 inches width x 8 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.135 pounds
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