The Tempest Critical Essays |
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| Editor:
| Murphy, Patrick M. |
| Series title: | Shakespeare Criticism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-136-60109-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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The Tempest: Critical Essays traces the history of Shakespeare's controversial late romance from its early reception (and adaptation) in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the present. The volume reprints influential criticism, and it also offers eight originalessays which study The Tempestfrom a variety of contemporary perspectives, including cultural materialism, feminism, deconstruction, performance theory, and postcolonial studies. Unlike recent anthologies about The...
More DescriptionThe Tempest: Critical Essays traces the history of Shakespeare's controversial late romance from its early reception (and adaptation) in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the present. The volume reprints influential criticism, and it also offers eight originalessays which study The Tempestfrom a variety of contemporary perspectives, including cultural materialism, feminism, deconstruction, performance theory, and postcolonial studies. Unlike recent anthologies about The Tempestwhich reprint contemporary articles along with a few new essays, this volume contains a mixture of old and new materials pertaining to the play's use in the theater and in literary history.