The Tempest: A Guide to the PlayThe Tempest was first published in 1623 and is probably the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself. The product of his artistic maturity, it has inspired a variety of modern adaptations and remains one of his most popular plays. While its plot is fairly straightforward, The Tempest addresses numerous issues and topics current in the 17th century, such as magic and colonialism. Scholars, in turn, have responded by generating a vast body of criticism. This reference is a comprehensive guide to the play. |
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... Forbidden Planet was about to appear . I will discuss that film later . In writing of Return to Forbidden Planet , the Vaughans report that " while the colonialist theme so prominent in Tempest interpretations during the 1960s and 70s ...
... Forbidden Planet ( 1956 ) " the best of the science fiction interstellar productions of the 50s " ( videocassette cover ) ; more sophisticated students today find its depiction of 2300 A.D. merely amusing . Ariel is Robby the Robot , a ...
... Forbidden Planet invites futuristic conceptions of other scripts , while Ma- zunsky's Tempest raises the issue of translating Shakespeare into a contemporary mode . These make good assignments because they point out the limitations of ...
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Voice in Motion: Staging Gender, Shaping Sound in Early Modern England Gina Bloom No preview available - 2007 |