{"product_id":"on-the-date-sources-and-design-of-shakespeares-the-tempest-9780786471041","title":"On the Date, Sources and Design of Shakespeare's The Tempest","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book challenges a longstanding and deeply ingrained belief in Shakespearean studies that \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e--long supposed to be Shakespeare's last play--was not written until 1611. In the course of investigating this proposition, which has not received the critical inquiry it deserves, a number of subsidiary and closely related interpretative puzzles come sharply into focus. These include the play's sources of New World imagery; its festival symbolism and structure; its relationship to William Strachey's \u003ci\u003eTrue Reportory\u003c\/i\u003e account of the 1609 Bermuda wreck of the \u003ci\u003eSea Venture\u003c\/i\u003e (not published until 1625)--and the tangled history of how and why scholars have for so long misunderstood these matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Publication of some preliminary elements of the authors' arguments in leading Shakespearean journals (starting in 2007) ignited a controversy that became part of the critical history. This book presents the case in full for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger A. Stritmatter\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of humanities at Coppin State University and general editor of \u003ci\u003eBrief Chronicles: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Authorship Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published on Shakespearean topics in a range of academic journals, including \u003ci\u003eThe Shakespeare Yearbook, Review of English Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eScandinavian Psychoanalytic Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynne Kositsky\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, author, and independent researcher whose honors include the E.J. Pratt Medal and Award for Poetry and the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Youth. Her articles with Roger Stritmatter on the dating and sources of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e have appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003eThe Oxfordian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCritical Survey\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Vineland, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845232529682,"sku":"9780786471041","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec96cd1d-df2a-4894-b41e-18adf59f5f97.jpg?v=1737344895","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-date-sources-and-design-of-shakespeares-the-tempest-9780786471041","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}