The Tempest

by William Shakespeare , Edited by Christine Dymkowski

• ISBN13: 9780521783750
• ISBN10: 0521783755
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This edition of The Tempest is the first dedicated to its stage history. Dymkowski examines four centuries of mainstream, regional, and fringe productions in Britain, nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stagings, and recent Australian, Canadian, French, Italian, and Japanese productions. She analyzes the cultural significance of changes in theatrical representation, eg. 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 contemporary reception.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	viii
Series editors' preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Editor's note	xii
List of abbreviations	xiv
List of productions	xix
Introduction	1	(93)
List of characters	94	(1)
The Tempest and commentary	95	(241)
Appendix 1: selected textual variations	336	(7)
Appendix 2: list of principal players	343	(6)
Bibliography	349	(11)
Index	360