The Tempest: Staged: the origins of YA’s greatest tropes

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Synopsis

With a foreword by Katherine Webber, author of the Twin Crowns series.

‘Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.’

Rediscover Shakespeare’s tale of exile and forgiveness.

What goes around, comes around.

Prospero, the usurped Duke of Milan, was doomed to live out his life on a small island with his daughter, Miranda, and his magical servants Ariel and Caliban. Until a shipwreck lands his usurping brother on the island, along with King Alonso and his son Ferdinand.

Prospero vows to use his magic to extract his revenge, but can his daughter’s love change all their fates?

The Tempest is Shakespeare’s iconic tale of trickery and true love.

Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare’s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.

Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:As You Like It – With a foreword by Talia Hibbert
Hamlet – With a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Macbeth – With a foreword by Kat Delacorte
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – With a foreword by Becky Albertalli
Much Ado About Nothing – With a foreword by Holly Bourne
Romeo and Juliet – With a foreword by Jennifer Niven
Julius Caesar – With a foreword by Simon James Green
King Lear – With a foreword by Manjeet Mann
The Merchant of Venice – With a foreword by Lev Rosen
Othello – With a foreword by Malorie Blackman
The Tempest – With a foreword by Katherine Webber
Twelfth Night – With a foreword by Bea Fitzgerald

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
  • ISBN: 9780241816943
  • Number of pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
  • Interest age: From 13 years
  • Weight: 200g
  • Languages: English

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Not my favourite from Shakespeare but still a memorable piece of work from him. I love Caliban and I just think he deserves better
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Enchanting new edition! Love the covers!
I was lucky to get a preview of this new edition of The Tempest. The introduction really brought it to life anew. I wasn't expecting the stuff about climat... READ MORE
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