The Tempest (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: Fifteenth century
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Love or romance, Exile or expatriates, Storms, Servants, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Fifteenth century, Shipwrecks, Hallucinations or illusions, Italy or Italians
- Locales: Islands
Places Discussed
Enchanted island. Remote home of the rightful duke of Milan, Prospero, as well as his daughter Miranda and his slave Caliban. Presumably the almost deserted island is in the Mediterranean Sea, but it resembles the tropical islands of even more remote seas around the world that European navigators were beginning to discover during William Shakespeare’s time. Europeans were coming to expect far-off islands to be home to strange creatures and peoples, such as Prospero’s islander slave, Caliban. To the Europeans, remote tropical islands also seemed like earthly...
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William Shakespeare (Censorship--Ready Reference series)William Shakespeare (Cyclopedia of World Authors)William Shakespeare: The Poet (Poetry)William Shakespeare: The Dramatist (Magill’s Choice: Shakespeare)William Shakespeare: The Man (Magill’s Choice: Shakespeare)
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- - For teachers, the The Tempest Lesson Plan.
- - Read the The Tempest text online.
- - The Tempest summary and study guide in the eNotes.
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