The Tempest
play by William Shakespeare
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Summary
The Tempest is a dramatic work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of dramatic work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,671 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: William Shakespeare[3]
- Publisher: Edward Blunt[4]
- Genre: tragicomedy[5]
- Commons category: The Tempest[6]
- Language of work or name: English[7], Early Modern English[8]
- Country of origin: Kingdom of England[9]
- Inception: 1611[10]
- Publication date: 1623[11]
- Characters: Prospero[12], Miranda[13], Ariel[14], Caliban[15], Ferdinand[16], Gonzalo[17], Stephano[18], Ceres[19], Juno[20], Iris[21], Francisco[22], Trinculo[23], Alonso[24], Sycorax[25]
- Has edition or translation: La Tempesta - Commedia in 5 atti[26], La tempesta[27], Aandhibehari[28], The Tempest[29], La Tempête[30], Q59775327[31], Burza[32], Q114629838[33], Q114629858[34], Q114629869[35], Q114629885[36], Q114629892[37], Q114629898[38], Q114629905[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Tempest[40]
- Work available at URL: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/william-shakespeare/the-tempest[41]
- Described by source: Short stories from Shakespeare[42]
- Topic has template: Template:The Tempest[43]
- Title: The Tempest[44]
- Different from: The Tempest[45]
- Time period: Renaissance[46]
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Why It Matters
The Tempest has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
It has been cited as an influence by The Burial Mound[51], a dramatic work[52], founded in 1849[53], written by Henrik Ibsen[54].
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Who did The Tempest influence?
The Tempest has been cited as an influence by The Burial Mound[51].