How Shakspere Came to Write the Tempest (annotated)

by Rudyard Kipling

Overview

How Shakespeare Came to Write the Tempest is a classic Shakespeare studies text by Rudyard Kipling. Mr. Kipling's brilliant reconstruction of the genesis of the 'Tempest' may remind us how often that play has excited the creative fancy of its readers. It has given rise to many imitations, adaptations, and sequels. Fletcher copied its storm, its desert island, and its woman who had never seen a man.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781518894459
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/03/2015
Pages:	42
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.09(d)

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was one of the most popular writers in the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His fiction works include The Jungle Book — a classic of children’s literature — and the rousing adventure novel Kim, as well as books of poems, short stories, and essays. In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.