Perhaps not a single play by William Shakespeare has caused such critical controversy as The Tempest presented in this edition. What is she? A whim of the imagination, a whim of the imagination of a great artist, a game of a weary mind, a fairy tale written in haste for court festivities, or a fairy-tale form is just a convention behind which lies rich and serious content, ideas and problems no less, if not more, significant, than in Shakespeare’s previous work... We invite readers to join the eternal dialogue about Shakespeare and determine for themselves the depth of this wonderful play, full of wonderful poetry.