The Tempest

This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history.

William Shakespeare (Author), Christine Dymkowski (Edited by)

9780521783750, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 17 August 2000

408 pages, 12 b/w illus. 2 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.64 kg

'I cannot recommend too highly the whole series (a bargain at £16.99 for each play) to all theatre lovers, theatregoers, theatre practitioners, and anybody who enjoys Shakespeare.' Robert Tanitch, What's on in London

This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, it examines four centuries of mainstream, regional, and fringe productions in Britain (including Dryden and Davenant's Restoration adaptation), nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stagings, and recent Australian, Canadian, French, Italian, and Japanese productions. In a substantial, illustrated Introduction Dymkowski analyses the cultural significance of changes in the play's theatrical representation, for example, when and why Caliban began to be represented by a black actor, and Ariel became a man's role rather than a woman's. The commentary annotates each line of the play with details about acting, setting, textual alteration and cuts, and contemporary reception. With extensive quotation from contemporary commentators and detail from unpublished promptbooks, the edition offers both an accessible account of the play's changing meanings and a valuable resource for further research.

List of productions
Introduction
List of characters
The Tempest: text and commentary
Appendix 1: textual variations
Appendix 2: list of principal players
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: Shakespeare plays [DDS]