The Tempest (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300108163)

The Annotated Shakespeare series enables readers to fully understand and enjoy the plays of the world's greatest dramatist

Shakespeare's valedictory play is also one of his most poetical and magical. The story involves the spirit Ariel, the savage Caliban, and Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, now a wizard living on a remote island who uses his magic to shipwreck a party of ex-compatriots. This fully annotated version of The Tempest makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary, pronunciation, and prosody and provides alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations give readers all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations.

Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN-10: 0300108168
ISBN-13: 9780300108163
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2006
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.24w x 0.49d
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/2006 pg. 134
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2007 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended