The tempest

"Patrick Murphy's collection of critical essays on The Tempest traces the history of Shakespeare's controversial late romance from its early reception and adaptation in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the present day with a selection of classic and original essays pertaining to the play's use in the theater and in literary history. With the help of these wide-ranging essays, readers may trace the interaction between theatrical performance and critical reaction to explore and amplify the many interpretive possibilities of The Tempest."--BOOK JACKET.