A Tempest: Based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Adaptation for a Black Theatre Summary
Aimé Césaire

A Tempest: Based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Adaptation for a Black Theatre Summary

"A Tempest" by Aime Cesaire is a play based largely on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" with only a few changes. Cesaire's version of this play explores the original concepts in further depth by incorporating the themes of colonialism and Negritude which Cesaire studied extensively. "A Tempest" addresses modernist issues and theories through the utilization of a classic play that most modern readers are familiar with.

This book begins with an Introduction which...

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