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The Tempest : a case study in critical controversy / William Shakespeare ; edited by Gerald Graff, James Phelan.

  • Accession number

    83394605

  • Class

    50.31 texts/2000

  • ISBN

    9780333764510, 033376451X, 0312197667 (Bedford/St. Martin's : pbk.), 0312219180 (Bedford/St. Martin's : cased)

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    xii, 350 pages ; 21 cm.

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General note: Reprints David Bevington's authoritative text along with 18 selections representing major critical and cultural controversies surrounding the work, including recent postcolonial and feminist critiques of traditional interpretations. Bibliography, etc. note: Includes bibliographical references. Formatted contents note: Pt.1. Shakespeare and The Tempest -- Pt.2. A case study in critical controversy -- Why study critical controversies about The Tempest -- Literary study, politics, and Shakespeare: a debate -- Sources and contexts -- Shakespeare and the power of order -- The postcolonial challenge -- The feminist challenge.