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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... Christian phil- osophical pattern , the other a syncretic work . Furthermore , " A theurgical system complete in all its ramifications is , of course , not exhibited in this drama . . . . [ Shakespeare ] has chosen only dramatically ...
... Christian " than Faustus or Macbeth— " tragedies of dam- nation " —but it has Christian overtones and a deeply Christian rhythm , as I shall suggest later . Garber equates Prospero with Daedalus , who could not teach his son Icarus and ...
... Christian interpretation of The Tempest . Its comic action parallels " the central myth of Christianity . . . the comic framework of the Bible , where man loses a peaceable kingdom , staggers through the long nightmare of tyranny and ...
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