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Informationen zum Autor Eric Rasmussen is a Professor and Chair of the English department at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. JONATHAN BATE is Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, University of Warwick, UK. Klappentext From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's magical vision. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of The Tempest in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are three interviews with leading directors - Peter Brook, Sam Mendes and Rupert Goold - providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended - as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century. Zusammenfassung Developed by and for the Royal Shakespeare Company, this new edition includes outstanding on-page notes, a comprehensive scene-by-scene summary, a new introduction from Jonathan Bate and interviews with celebrated directors Peter Brook, Sam Mendes and Rupert Goold, offering illuminating new angles on Shakespeare's magical vision. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to The Tempest Introduction to the Text Key Facts The Tempest Textual Notes Second Quarto passages that do not appear in the Folio Scene-by-scene Analysis The Tempest in Performance: the RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of The Tempest: An Overview At the RSC The Director's Cut: interviews with Peter Brook, Sam Mendes, Rupert Goold Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre Shakespeare's Works: a Conjectural Chronology Further Reading ...
