The Tempest entered the consciousness of Western Civilization with themes of magic, betrayal, revenge, and family.
It is a singular work ripe for reinterpretation with archetypal characters of:
the scientist/the mage - Prospero
the apprentice/the familiar - Ariel
the maid/the innocent - Miranda
the hero/the fool - Ferdinand
and the monster/the primitive - Caliban.
This collection of 24 stories, with titles taken from the film Prospero's Books by Peter Greenaway, explores these five fundamental characters and their interactions, placing them in new contexts, and inventing new narratives for their relationships.
The Tempest entered the consciousness of Western Civilization with themes of magic, betrayal, revenge, and family.
It is a singular work ripe for reinterpretation with archetypal characters of:
the scientist/the mage - Prospero
the apprentice/the familiar - Ariel
the maid/the innocent - Miranda
the hero/the fool - Ferdinand
and the monster/the primitive - Caliban.
This collection of 24 stories, with titles taken from the film Prospero's Books by Peter Greenaway, explores these five fundamental characters and their interactions, placing them in new contexts, and inventing new narratives for their relationships.