CRITICISM

Baldo, Jonathan. “Exporting Oblivion in The Tempest.” Modern Language Quarterly 56, No. 2 (June 1995): 111-44.

Explores the concepts of memory and forgetfulness among the colonized peoples of the world in relation to The Tempest.

Cantor, Paul A. “Prospero’s Republic: The Politics of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. In Shakespeare as Political Thinker, edited by John E. Alvis and Thomas G. West, pp. 241-59. Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books, 2000.

Outlines the views on political authority and ability in The Tempest, arguing that these views reflect Shakespeare’s concluding opinion on the subject.

Demaray, John G. “On the Symbolism of The Tempest.” In Shakespeare and the Spectacles of Strangeness: The Tempest and the Transformation of Renaissance Theatrical Forms, pp. 110-34. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Duquesne University Press, 1998.

Compares The Tempest to other Renaissance drama in order to reconcile conflicting criticism of the play.

Fox-Good, Jacquelyn. “Other Voices: The Sweet, Dangerous Air(s) of Shakespeare's Tempest.” Shakespeare Studies 24 (1996): 241-74.

Surveys the criticism concerning the role of music in The Tempest.

Fuchs, Barbara. “Conquering Islands: Contextualizing The Tempest.” Shakespeare Quarterly 48, No. 1 (Spring 1997): 45-62.

Applies historical and social knowledge of the Mediterranean and Ireland to arguments about colonialism in The Tempest.

Gillies, John. “‘The open worlde’: The Exotic in Shakespeare.” In The Tempest: William Shakespeare, edited by R. S. White, pp. 191-203. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Describes the three facets of Prospero's island, outlining their allegorical role in the play.

Greenblatt, Stephen. “Martial Law in the Land of Cockaigne.” In The Tempest: William Shakespeare, edited by R. S. White, pp. 97-121. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Examines the relationship between The Tempest and William Strachey's account of a tempest in the English colonies, which is believed to be one of Shakespeare’s sources for the play.

Hall, Grace R. W. “The Language of Belief: Wordplay in The Tempest.” In The Tempest as Mystery Play: Uncovering Religious Sources of Shakespeare's Most Spiritual Work, pp. 93-105. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1999.

Surveys the links in text and language between the Bible and The Tempest.

Leggatt, Alexander. “Shakespeare, The Tempest.” In Introduction to English Renaissance Comedy, pp. 109-34. New York: Manchester University Press, 1999.

Places The Tempest within the context of its first performances and considers the influence of Renaissance drama.

Platt, Peter G. “Wonder Personified, Wonder Anatomized: The Tempest.” In Reason Diminished: Shakespeare and the Marvelous, pp. 169-84. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1997.

Traces Shakespeare's use of the wonderous in The Tempest, identifying Shakespeare's depiction of its power and limitations.

Stephens, Charles. “Chapter 1: (Shakespeare).” In Shakespeare's Island: Essays on Creativity, pp. 6-31. Edinburgh: Polygon, 1994.

Surveys the characteristics and significance of Prospero's island.

Thundy, Zacharias P. “The Divine Caliban in Shakespeare's Postcolonial Discourse: A Re(De)Construction.” Michigan Academician XXX, No. 4 (August 1998): 399-422.

Reconsiders the nature of Caliban in light of classical sources which reveal a different side of the character.