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The Island Princess
Contributor(s): Fletcher, John (Author), McManus, Clare (Editor), McMullan, Gordon (Editor)
ISBN: 1904271537     ISBN-13: 9781904271536
Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
OUR PRICE:   $23.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Drama | Shakespeare
- Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 822.3
LCCN: 2013376104
Series: Arden Early Modern Drama
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.8" (0.80 lbs) 360 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

The Island Princess is a tragicomic romance set in the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Fletcher rewrites Shakespeare's The Tempest through the encounter of Islam and Christianity and the fierce European competition for wealth at the farthest reaches of empire. The play also stages the degeneration of religious tolerance into fanaticism.
This ground-breaking edition explores the play in its gendered, political, social and religious contexts whilst also finding its resonances for a twenty-first century audience. The critical introduction and on-page commentary notes create an ideal teaching text giving a comprehensive account of the play from both literary and performance perspectives.

Contributor Bio(s): Gossett, Suzanne: - Suzanne Gossett is Professor of English at Loyola University, Chicago.