The Island Princess is a tragicomic romance set in the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Fletcher rewrites Shakespeare's The Tempest through the encounter of Islam and Christianity and the fierce European competition for wealth at the farthest reaches of empire. The play also stages the degeneration of religious tolerance into fanaticism.
This ground-breaking edition explores the play in its gendered, political, social and religious contexts whilst also finding its resonances for a twenty-first century audience. The critical introduction and on-page commentary notes create an ideal teaching text giving a comprehensive account of the play from both literary and performance perspectives.
| ISBN: | 9781408130063 |
| Publication date: | 6th December 2012 |
| Author: | John Fletcher |
| Publisher: | The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Series: | Arden Early Modern Drama |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights Plays, playscripts |
The Island Princess is a tragicomic romance set in the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Fletcher rewrites Shakespeare's The Tempest through the encounter of Islam and Christianity and the fierce European competition for wealth at the farthest reaches of empire. The play also stages the degeneration of religious tolerance into fanaticism.
This ground-breaking edition explores the play in its gendered, political, social and religious contexts whilst also finding its resonances for a twenty-first century audience. The critical introduction and on-page commentary notes create an ideal teaching text giving a comprehensive account of the play from both literary and performance perspectives.
The Island Princess features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Plays, playscripts
The Island Princess is available in Hardback, Paperback
The Island Princess was written by John Fletcher and published by The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
The Island Princess has 360 pages
Yes it is part of Arden Early Modern Drama series