The Tempest
By: William Shakespeare ; edited by Stephen Orgel.
Contributors: Orgel, Stephen.
Edition: Oxford World's Classics paperback reissue (14)
Series: The Oxford Shakespeare
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780199535903
Copyright date: 1987
Subjects: Nobility -- Italy -- Drama; Fathers and daughters -- Drama; Political refugees -- Drama; Magicians -- Drama; Shipwreck victims -- Drama; Islands -- Drama
Genres: Drama
Description: • a new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings
• on-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, allusions, and much else
• detailed introduction considers composition, sources, performances, and changing critical attitudes to the play
• illustrated with production photographs, related art, and songs
• full index to introduction and commentary
• durable sewn binding for lasting use
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.