The Tempest (Collins Classics)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Tempest (Collins Classics)
By (Author) William Shakespeare
HarperCollins Publishers
William Collins
8th December 2011
15th September 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Dreams and their interpretation
Magic, spells and alchemy
Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600
Magic, alchemy and hermetic thought
Plays, playscripts
Literary theory
822.33
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 15mm
130g
Description
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
Magical and dreamlike in its tone, Shakespeares The Tempest begins with a storm of epic proportions and a shipwreck. Banished from Italy, Prospero lives on a remote island with his daughter. Using his magic, he vows to seek revenge on the injustice dealt to him by his brother, but in doing so, Shakespeare questions the difficulty of distinguishing men from monsters, and the realities of justice.
Author Bio
William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and was an eminent dramatist. His plays are perenially adapted and re-interpreted within different contexts. There is much mystery and a timeless fascination around Shakespeare's as a person and as a writer.
