{"product_id":"the-tempest-9791043139017","title":"The Tempest","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/strong\u003e, thought to be one of the last plays that \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote alone, begins with a storm which shipwrecks the king of Naples and his crew. We quickly learn that the tempest was not a natural occurence; it was created by Prospero, the usurped duke of Milan who is stranded on a nearby island, with the help of \u003cstrong\u003eAriel\u003c\/strong\u003e, a spirit in his service. The rest of the play explores the relationships between the shipwrecked crew, Prospero, his daughter \u003cstrong\u003eMiranda\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a native of the island: a half human, half monster called Caliban.Though this play is traditionally classified as a comedy, more modern scholarship, out of a desire to highlight the dramatic elements of some of \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e's comedies, created a genre subgroup called the \"late romances.\" \u003cstrong\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/strong\u003e is included in that subgroup.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/strong\u003e, thought to be one of the last plays that \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote alone, begins with a storm which shipwrecks the king of Naples and his crew. We quickly learn that the tempest was not a natural occurence; it was created by Prospero, the usurped duke of Milan who is stranded on a nearby island, with the help of \u003cstrong\u003eAriel\u003c\/strong\u003e, a spirit in his service. The rest of the play explores the relationships between the shipwrecked crew, Prospero, his daughter \u003cstrong\u003eMiranda\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a native of the island: a half human, half monster called Caliban.Though this play is traditionally classified as a comedy, more modern scholarship, out of a desire to highlight the dramatic elements of some of \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e's comedies, created a genre subgroup called the \"late romances.\" \u003cstrong\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/strong\u003e is included in that subgroup.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/strong\u003e, thought to be one of the last plays that \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote alone, begins with a storm which shipwrecks the king of Naples and his crew. We quickly learn that the tempest was not a natural occurence; it was created by Prospero, the usurped duke of Milan who is stranded on a nearby island, with the help of \u003cstrong\u003eAriel\u003c\/strong\u003e, a spirit in his service. The rest of the play explores the relationships between the shipwrecked crew, Prospero, his daughter \u003cstrong\u003eMiranda\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a native of the island: a half human, half monster called Caliban.Though this play is traditionally classified as a comedy, more modern scholarship, out of a desire to highlight the dramatic elements of some of \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e's comedies, created a genre subgroup called the \"late romances.\" \u003cstrong\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/strong\u003e is included in that subgroup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776318587031,"sku":"9791043139017","price":1960.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043139017.webp?v=1777995538","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-tempest-9791043139017","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}