The TempestCambridge University Press, 1964 - 117 Seiten Believed to have been written between 1610 and 1611, "The Tempest" is likely the last play written solely by Shakespeare. The story concerns the Magician Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda, who have been stranded on an island by Prospero's jealous brother Antonio. The plot of "The Tempest" itself is however of less importance than in Shakespeare's other works. Supernatural elements are introduced with great freedom, and the dramatist's interest was clearly not in the reproduction of lifelike events. The presentation of character and the attractive picturing of the beauty of magnanimity and forgiveness are the things which, along with its delightful poetry, make the charm of this play. It is not to be wondered at that readers have frequently been led to find in the figure of the great magician, laying aside his robes and wonder-working rod in a spirit of love and peace toward all men, a symbol of the dramatist himself at the close of his great career; and it is surely legitimate to play with this idea without assuming that Shakespeare consciously embodied it. One can hardly conceive a more fitting epilogue to the volume which is the crown of the world's dramatic literature than the romance of "The Tempest". This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, includes a preface and annotations by Henry N. Hudson, and an introduction by Charles H. Herford. |
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... means ' botto , a kind of galliot . But Prospero is only speaking contemp- tuously of ' a rotten old tub , ' as we should say . 155. decked Generally explained as ' sprinkled , ' but N.E.D. gives no support . Read eked , i.e. increased ...
... means simply : I have almost finished my task , and Time's burden is therefore light . 16. run F. ' runs ' 41. masters Hanmer read ' ministers , ' which is a better reading , and if written with a minim short might easily have been ...
... means ... i.e. Prospero says in effect : ' I have means of support weaker than yours to comfort my sad heart ; for I have lost my daughter - the only woman left to me . ' 157. offices of truth ... These words F. ' offices of truth ...
Inhalt
GENERAL PAGE | vii |
TEXTUAL | xxix |
THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH DAUGHTER | xlv |
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