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 Prospero's Books Information
515 words, approx. 2 pages
 Prospero's Books (1991), written and directed by Peter Greenaway, is a cinematic adaptation of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. John Gielgud is Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration and the voices to the other story... 
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 The Washington Post Greenaway's Hard-to-Read `Prospero's Books'
11/27/1991: 524 words, approx. 2 pages Peter Greenaway's "Prospero's Books" qualifies more as an impressive technological novelty than a coherent work of art. Using the most up-to-the-minute video technology, it's a phantasmagoria of moviemaking magic that parallels Prospero's own conjuring. Greenaway's movies have always had a sumptuous, challenging surface, but... summary from source:
The Washington Post Illegible, Beautiful `Books'
11/29/1991: 492 words, approx. 2 pages GO AHEAD and brush up on your Shakespeare. It won't help you navigate through "Prospero's Books," British director Peter Greenaway's ravishing but incomprehensible adaptation of "The Tempest." Shakespeare's final play is about a duke exiled to an enchanted island with only his lovely... summary from source:
 AP News Mo. man burns books as act of protest
5/28/2007: 462 words, approx. 2 pagesTom Wayne has amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books.His collection ranges from best sellers, such as Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" and Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the Vanities," to...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Mariacristina Cavecchi
4,291 words, approx. 14 pages
In the following essay, Cavecchi studies how Greenaway's use of technological devices in Prospero's Books mirrors the illusions that Shakespeare originally created in The Tempest.
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Critical Essay by Howard A. Rodman
3,302 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following essay on the making of Prospero's Books, Rodman talks with Greenaway about how he manipulated visual images for the film using high-definition equipment.
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Interview by Peter Greenaway and Adam Barker
3,238 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following interview, Greenaway discusses how he developed the idea for Prospero's Books, how high-definition television influenced the look of the film, and the differences between male and female protagonists in his work.
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