The Tempest (Illustrated)
Illustrated by Onésimo Colavidas
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The Tempest : Illustrated by Onésimo Colavidas
Believed to have been written in 1610–1611, The Tempest is thought to be Shakespeare’s last play, and his most original. In this romantic and magical comedy, a ship is wrecked on an island that is home to the wizard Prospero and his daughter Miranda, the native, Caliban and the spirit, Ariel. The play is about the fate of Prospero and his daughter.
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Prospero-like in their artistry, Spirin's dazzling watercolors dominate this retelling of Shakespeare's final play. Shaped like altar panels fit for a Renaissance church or palace, the illustrations are romantic, regal and magical, richly interpreting the play's themes of betrayal, revenge and all-conquering love. A wispy ethereal air pervades island scenes, beautifully suggesting the atmosphere of enchantment, while Antonio and the King of Naples are pictured in brocade and velvet, the stench of power upon them. The other characters, too, are both otherworldly and very much flesh and blood. Especially well rendered is the monster Caliban, shown here as part man, part beast, part mythical creature, a sense of evil glee lighting his features. While this prose adaptation does not, of course, retain the full magic of the Bard's work, Beneduce nonetheless provides an intelligent, gripping story. Several passages from Shakespeare introduced at key points give a taste of the original. Symbols and small pictures integrated into the text further enhance the lavish presentation. All ages.
