{"product_id":"shakespeare-discoveries-ii-a-secular-tour-of-the-tempest-paperback","title":"Shakespeare Discoveries II: A Secular Tour of \"The Tempest\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam S. Niederkorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitle: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShakespeare Discoveries II: A Secular Tour of \"The Tempest\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShakespeare Discoveries II\u003c\/em\u003e concerns itself with the first play in the 1623 Catalogue of the Shakespeare works, \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e. It includes a complete transcription of that text, meticulous down to the minutiae of the printers' letter spacing. Textual analysis is given throughout at appropriate points, differentiated typographically from the text of the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne discovery concerns the dating of the play. Since the earliest days of Shakespeare scholarship, \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest \u003c\/em\u003ehas almost invariably been regarded as one of the last of the Shakespeare Comedies. The evidence here shows that it should be placed first and that the Comedies and Tragedies in the Catalogue are printed in the order of their composition and first performance. Textual analysis\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003esuggests that \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e was conceived and scripted by Edward de Vere for the wedding of Ferdinando Stanley and Alice Spencer in 1579. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother discovery concerns the meaning of the word \u003cem\u003eBermoothes\u003c\/em\u003e, which traditionally has been linked by scholars to the Bermuda islands to justify their late dating. Correcting that dating to 1579 rules out \u003cem\u003eBermudas \u003c\/em\u003eas the meaning of \u003cem\u003eBermoothes \u003c\/em\u003ebecause England had scant knowledge of the Bermudas until decades later. The cognate of \u003cem\u003eBermoothes \u003c\/em\u003eis analyzed as a foreign word - the German \u003cem\u003eWermut\u003c\/em\u003e, plural \u003cem\u003eWermutes\u003c\/em\u003e, French \u003cem\u003eVermouth\u003c\/em\u003e, plural \u003cem\u003eVermouthes, \u003c\/em\u003eSpanish \u003cem\u003eVermut\u003c\/em\u003e, plural \u003cem\u003eVermutes\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning \u003cem\u003ewormwood\u003c\/em\u003e, the herb associated with absinthe and vermouth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the book discusses the input of the actors who first created roles in \u003cem\u003eThe Tempest \u003c\/em\u003eand identifies Richard Tarleton as the actor who first portrayed Ariel. The young William Shaksper, who was 15 at the time of the first performance, is tentatively identified as the first actor to play Caliban. Certain scenes in the play are shown to be largely created by actors using improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43698117017735,"sku":"9798349252327","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/RqVX7Uvzc09798349252327.webp?v=1767437710","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/shakespeare-discoveries-ii-a-secular-tour-of-the-tempest-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}