{"product_id":"9781907676758","title":"The Tempest: and Voices o The Abbey Waas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e by William Shakespeare,translated into Scots by William Hershaw.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrize-winning poet William Hershaw has written a compelling \u003cb\u003eScots language version\u003c\/b\u003e of William Shakespeare's last play \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e. It is set in Scotland during a regency period where powerful nobles form alliances to win power. Prospero, the book obsessed Earl of Fife, is usurped by his treacherous brother Antonio who has made a pact with the Duke of Argylle. Prospero and his young daughter Miranda are cast adrift and left for dead in the North Sea but they find refuge on a remote enchanted island. Here Prospero perfects his sorcerer's powers to such an extent that twelve years later he is able to summon a storm that shipwrecks his enemies and leaves them at his mercy. From this choice between revenge and reconciliation a wonderful love story grows ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hershaw's play will fascinate anyone who is interested in Shakespeare, Scots language or simply who loves a good story well told. It is a play that will go down particularly well in the classroom at Higher and National 5 level where the range of characters (including the reluctant coal miner Caliban and the freedom seeking spirit Ariel) and range of engaging themes make it a text that will tick many teacher's boxes. Hershaw's presentation of the Scots language is readable and accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded with William Hershaw's \u003ci\u003eTempest\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eThe Voices O The Abbey Waas\u003c\/i\u003e, a play set in haunted Dunfermline Abbey where the troubled consciences of Andrew Carnegie and a mine explosion survivor from Valleyfield colliery are brought together in the afterlife by the medieval poet Robert Henryson to settle their differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grace Note Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048711471344,"sku":"9781907676758","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781907676758_p0.jpg?v=1763619387","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781907676758","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}