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The Tempest
The Tempest
Author: William Shakespeare
This joyous play, the last comedy of Shakespeare's career, sums up his stagecraft with a display of seemingly effortless skill.  Prospero, exiled Duke of Milan, living on an enchanted island, has the opportunity to punish and forgive his enemies when he raises a tempest that drives them ashore--as well as to forestall a rebellion, to a...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553213072
ISBN-10: 0553213075
Publication Date: 2/1/1988
Pages: 160
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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The Folger Libray edition is very useful for students who are unfamiliar with Elizabethan language, customs, and other oddities.Students find the edition easy to use and helpful.
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do you really need a review of what is one of Shakespeare's most haunting works, the only one for which a source has never been found, with the amazing "Deeper than ever plummet sounded, I drown my book" speech. A work of the greatest English playwright's maturity, reflexive on the act of creation.


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