This is the full play in quick modern English for a fast-paced read! Although The Tempest was the first play to appear in the first official Folio printing of Shakespeare's plays it was almost certainly the last play he wrote It held a pride of place in that first collection presumably because the editors thought it to be his masterpiece; a crowning glory to the career of the most brightest of playwrights Needless to say we had to select the very best artists to do it justice & to bring you the stunning artwork that you've come to expect from our titles Poignant to the last this book is a classic amongst classics ...

Performed variously as escapist fantasy celebratory fiction & political allegory The Tempest is one of the plays in which Shakespeare's genius as a poetic dramatist found its fullest expression Significantly it was placed first when published in the First Folio of 1623 & is now generally seen as the playwright's most penetrating statement about his art Stephen Orgel's wide-ranging introduction examines changing attitudes to The Tempest & reassesses the evidence behind the various readings He focuses on key characters & their roles & relationships as well as on the dramatic historical & political context finding the play to be both more open & more historically determined than traditional views have allowed ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays both in the classroom & in the theatre & this revision brings the Arden 3 edition right up-to-date A completely new section of the introduction discusses new thinking about Shakespeare's sources for the play & examines his treatment of colonial themes as well as covering key productions since this edition was first published in 1999 Most importantly it looks at Julie Taymor's ground-breaking 2010 film starring Helen Mirren as Prospera Alden & Virginia Vaughan's edition of The Tempest is much valued for its authority & originality & their revision brings it up-to-date making it even more relevant & useful to students & theatre practitioners ...

An extraordinary discovery When his old friend Angela invites him out to her archaeological dig in the Iraqi desert Chris Bronson is expecting a relaxing few days & an overdue catch-up But when they arrive at the site they find her colleagues slaughtered & a recent discovery defaced An ancient mystery Their only clue is an incomplete inscription which holds the key to uncovering the truth behind a centuries-old secret With unknown assassins hot on their heels Chris & Angela are forced into a desperate hunt across the globe for the final piece of the puzzle & if they don't find it first the consequences could be fatal The race of their lives ...

In the course of their investigations into Leonardo da Vinci & the Turin Shroud Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince found clues in the work of the great Renaissance artist that pointed to the existence of a secret underground religion More clues were found in a twentieth-century London church These were the beginnings of a quest through time & space that led the authors into the mysterious world of secret societies & such bodies as the Freemasons the Knights Templar & the Cathars & finally back to the ideas & beliefs of the first century AD & a devastating new view of the real character & motives of the founder of Christianity & the roles of John the Baptist & Mary Magdalene They reveal nothing less than a secret history preserved through the centuries but encoded in works of art & even in the great Gothic cathedrals whose revelation could shake the foundations of the Chruch ...

' The Maigret of the Dordogne' ANTONY BEEVOR' Walker does a wonderful job of bringing La France Profonde to life' MAIL ON SUNDAYIn this latest mouthwatering mystery starring country policeman Bruno the body of a woman is found outside a cave beneath the ruined Templar chateau of Commarque in the heart of the Dordogne She died of a broken neck An accidental fall or was she pushed? The victim carries no identification & her fingerprints are not known to the French Police or Interpol The only clue to the woman's identity is that her dentistry looks American but Bruno's inquiries at local hotels & gites yield no trace of a missing foreign woman The chateau of Commarque begun in the 11th century was founded by a Bishop of Sarlat & entrusted to the Knights Templar In the rocks beneath it are caves It is one of the few Templar sites in France that has never been associated with the fabled hidden treasure of the Templars
- never until now when a local journalist publishes a sensational story around the unknown woman's death & a centuries-old mystery looks like it might finally be solved
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A collectible new Penguin Classics series stunning clothbound editions of ten favourite poets which present each poet's most ...

Honda a brilliant lawyer & man of reason is called to Bangkok on legal business where he is granted an audience with a young Thai princess
- an encounter that radically alters the course of his life He is convinced she is a reincarnated spirit & undertakes a long arduous pilgrimage to the holy places of India where in the climatic scene he encounters her once more only to have his newfound beliefs shattered & his life bereft of all meaning
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Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer Taunted by his schoolmates he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty This powerful story of dedication & sacrifice brings together Mishima's preoccupations with violence desire religion & national history to dazzling effect ...

From the bestselling author of The Secret Scripture a heartbreaking story of lost love Jack Mc Nulty a former UN observer has worked around the world & seen extraordinary things but as he contemplates his return to Ireland after many years his memories are dominated by his tumultuous marriage to Mai Kirwan A great beauty with a vivid mind Mai was also an elusive & troubled soul stuck in a marriage that couldn't last The Temporary Gentleman is a powerful account of one man's attempt to come to terms with the savage realities of the past ...