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The Tempest first appeared in print in 1623 in the collection of 36 of Shakespeare's plays entitled, Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies; Published according to the True and Original Copies, which is known as the First Folio.
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Aug 29, 2023 · The Tempest was printed for the first time in the 1623 First Folio, and that text serves as the source for all subsequent editions.
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Jul 31, 2015 · The Tempest. A story of shipwreck and magic, The Tempest begins on a ship caught in a violent storm with Alonso, the king of Naples, on board. On a nearby island, the exiled Duke of Milan, Prospero, tells his daughter, Miranda, that he has caused the storm with his magical powers.
The Tempest was first printed in the 1623 collection of Shakespeare’s plays now known as the First Folio. The present edition is based directly upon that printing. 1 For the convenience of the reader, we have modernized the punctuation and the spelling of the Folio.
The Tempest probably was written in 1610–1611, and was first performed at Court by the King’s Men in the fall of 1611. It was performed again in the winter of 1612–1613 during the festivities in celebration of the marriage of King James’s daughter Elizabeth.
His plays were printed in quarto editions throughout his lifetime; and in 1623, seven years after he died, The Tempest was published as the first play in a handsome folio edition of his works, Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, Published according the True Original Copies.
Sep 7, 2010 · The Tempest. The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare. , pp. xlv - lvi. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511704390.003. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 2009. First published in: 1921.
