The Tempest: A Critical Reader
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Hardback
Published: 11th September 2014
Paperback
Published: 27th August 2014
Hardback, Revised edition
Published: 1st November 2011
Paperback, Revised edition
Published: 1st November 2011
Publishing Details
The Tempest: A Critical Reader
By (Author) Professor Alden T. Vaughan
Edited by Professor Virginia Mason Vaughan
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Arden Shakespeare
27th August 2014
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Literary studies: general
822.33
Physical Properties
Paperback
296
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
295g
Description
The Tempest contains sublime poetry and catchy songs, magic and low comedy, while it tackles important contemporary concerns: education, power politics, the effects of colonization, and technology. In this guide, Alden T. Vaughan and Virginia Mason Vaughan open up new ways into one of Shakespeares most popular, malleable and controversial plays.
Author Bio
Alden T. Vaughan is an Affiliate Professor at Clark University, USA and a Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, USA. He is co-editor of the Arden Third Series edition of The Tempest. Virginia Mason Vaughan is Professor Emerita and Research Professor at Clark University, USA. She is a leading international expert on The Tempest, and co-editor of the Arden Third Series edition of the play.
