Product Description

Explanatory notes and guidance to help students understand Shakespeare's plays. What is The Tempest about? This Cambridge Student Guide will help students to evaluate the historical, social and cultural contexts for a broader understanding of Shakespeare’s play. Contents include an introduction; detailed running commentary on the text; insight into historical, social and cultural contexts; analysis of the language; an overview of critical approaches and different interpretations; essay-writing tips and lists of recommended resources.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #170850 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Synopsis
Explanatory notes and guidance to help students understand Shakespeare's plays. What is The Tempest about? This Cambridge Student Guide will help students to evaluate the historical, social and cultural contexts for a broader understanding of Shakespeare's play. Contents include an introduction; detailed running commentary on the text; insight into historical, social and cultural contexts; analysis of the language; an overview of critical approaches and different interpretations; essay-writing tips and lists of recommended resources.

Customer Reviews

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This is a useful guide, ideal for AS-level students, examing The Tempest scene by scene, with a clear explanation of the action. In addition, there is some useful material on contexts in which to read the play - e.g. on the 17th century interest in seafaring and storms. It's a well written, thorough guide, perhaps a little lacking in detailed textual analysis. Possibly the book will actually be more useful for teachers than students, as it gives some handy ideas on what kind of approaches will work. Sound and inexpensive, though.