York Notes for KS3 Shakespeare: The Tempest

by Loreto Todd, York Notes, William Shakespeare

Aimed at pupils who are studying The Tempest for the first time, this literature guide provides a straightforward explanation of the text that carefully leads students through the play to reacher a better understanding and appreciation of it.  York Notes are the ultimate best-selling literature guides, and are a useful background for both quick-reference and insightful interpretation. Key features   Commentaries structured by the assessment criteria used in the Key Stage 3 tests to give pupils the confidence they need to do well in the tests Short, simple summaries that help all pupils get to grips with the Shakespeare plays for the Key Stage 3 tests quickly Accurate, reliable and faithful to the plays ensuring students avoid making mistakes in the exam

Genres: Nonfiction, Shakespeare, Literature, Literary Criticism

80 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2007

About the author

Loreto Todd is Professor of English at the University of Ulster, Coleraine. Born in Northern Ireland, she attended Queen's University, Belfast where her classmates included poet Seamus Heaney and writer Seamus Deane. She worked in England for many years, and was director of the programme of World English Research at the University of Leeds, England.

She has travelled extensively and lectured in Africa, America (North and South), Asia (India and Singapore), Australia (Brisbane and Sydney), the Caribbean and the Pacific (Hawaii, Solomans, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea). She has written 30 books, over 80 articles and chapters in books; over 100 reviews, short papers and has edited several journals.

During her travels, she has amassed a collection of texts, as well as audio and audio-visual recordings, from around the world. These total in excess of 12 million words and include: Conversations; Descriptions of language choice and use; Oral and written literature. She is currently working on this archive material and translating the Pidgin and Creole texts.

Reviews

[Daksha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shakespeare has always been an enigma to me, the more i read his works, the more i have grappled with 'em.

[Jonathan]

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[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to an audio version from my library via Overdrive: The Hollywood Theater Full Cast audio by Blackstone Inc, 2002. Great British cast.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to the audio version from my library via Overdrive: The Hollywood Theater Full Cast audio by Blackstone, Inc., 2002. Great British cast.