The Tempest: GCSE 9-1 Set Text Student Edition (Collins Classroom Classics) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 000836365X ISBN 13: 9780008363659

Publisher: Collins, 2019

Synopsis

Exam board: AQA, Edexcel; CXCLevel & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Literature; CSEC® English BFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: 2025This edition of The Tempest is perfect for GCSE-level students, with the complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes.Affordable high quality complete play for The Tempest, ideal for GCSE 9-1 and CSECDemystify vocabulary with notes on the page and concise commentarySet the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns and stylistic features, and examine different performances and interpretationsRecall plot summaries at the beginning of each sceneSupport GCSE and CSEC revision and essay writing with theme and character indexesHelp students with social, historical and literary context with the bespoke timeline of Shakespeare’s life and times

About this title

About the Authors

William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

Mike Gould is a former Head of English and an experienced author who has written over 150 books and other resources for teachers and students, including GCSE and IGCSE textbooks and digital support material. He has also been a Senior Lecturer in English and Education, teaching the history of the English language, creative writing and how to apply new technologies to the English classroom.

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GCSE 9–1 English Literature

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Edition details

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 000836365X
• ISBN 13: 9780008363659
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Alexander Peter