{"product_id":"9781853262036","title":"The Tempest","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Shakespeare, William, Watts, Prof. Cedric, M.A., Ph.D., Watts, Prof. Cedric, M.A., Ph.D., Carabine,, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/05\/1994,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 128 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Wordsworth Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Wordsworth Editions Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Wordsworth Editions Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Shakespeare plays\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781853262036\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tempest is the most lyrical, profound and fascinating of Shakespeare's late comedies. Prospero, long exiled from Italy with his daughter Miranda, seeks to use his magical powers to defeat his former enemies. Eventually, having proved merciful, he divests himself of that magic, his 'art', and prepares to return to the mainland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tempest has often been regarded as Shakespeare's 'farewell to the stage' before his retirement. In the past, critics emphasised the romantically beautiful features of The Tempest, seeing it as an imaginative fantasia. In recent decades, however, The Tempest has also been treated as a potently political drama which offers controversial insights into colonialism and racism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrequently staged and diversely filmed, the play has influenced numerous poets and novelists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022934704281,"sku":"9781853262036","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781853262036.jpg?v=1602535829","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781853262036","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}