That ever loyal island : Staten Island and the American Revolution / by Papas, Phillip

Table of Contents: “…The crossroads of the middle colonies: the people, society, and environment of Staten Island -- "An unfriendly disposition towards the liberties of America": Staten Islanders and the colonial resistance movement -- "As the tempest approaches": Staten Island and the whig defense of New York City -- "Our inveterate enemies": Staten Islanders and the arrival of the British fleet at New York -- The price of loyalty.…”
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Ariel's ecology : plantations, personhood, and colonialism in the American tropics / by Allewaert, Monique

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Tempest in the Plantation Zone -- Swamp Sublime : Ecology and Resistance in the American Plantation Zone -- Plant Life : Tropical Vegetation, Animate Matter, and Cosmopolitical Form -- On Parahumanity : Creole Stories and the Suspension of the Human -- Persons without Objects : Afro-American Materialisms from Fetishes to Personhood -- Involving the Universe in Ruins : Sansay's Haitian Anabiography -- Epilogue : Afterlives of Ariel's Ecology.…”
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The politics of parody : a literary history of caricature, 1760-1830 / by Taylor, David Francis

Table of Contents: “…Looking, Literacy, and the Printshop Window; Part Two: Plotting Politics; 3. The Tempest; or, The Disenchanted Island; 4. Macbeth as Political Comedy; 5. …”
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A path in the mighty waters : shipboard life and Atlantic crossings to the New World / by Berry, Stephen Russell, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Charting Courses -- CHAPTER ONE: Embarkation -- CHAPTER TWO: Sea Legs -- CHAPTER THREE: Shipmates -- CHAPTER FOUR: Unbroken Horizons -- CHAPTER FIVE: Crossing Lines -- CHAPTER SIX: Tedium -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Tempests -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Land Ho! -- CONCLUSIONL: The Journey On -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W…”
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Candide, or, Optimism / by Voltaire, 1694-1778

Table of Contents: “…How Candide was raised in a noble mansion, and how he was driven -- What happened to Candide among the Bulgars -- How Candide saved himself from the Bulgars, and what became of him -- How Candide met his old philosophy teacher, Doctor Pangloss, and what had happened to him -- Tempest, shipwreck, earthquake, and what happened to Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and Jacques the Anabaptist -- How they had a beautiful auto-da-fé in order to put an end to the earthquake, and how Candide was flogged -- How an old woman took care of Candide and how he got back his beloved -- Cunégonde's story -- What happened to Cunégonde, to Candide, to the Grand Inquisitor, and to a Jew -- In what difficulty Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman reached Cadiz, and how they boarded a ship -- The old woman's story -- More about the old woman's misfortunes -- How Candide was forced to leave lovely Cunégonde and the old woman -- How Candide and Cacambo were greeted by the Jesuits of Paraguay -- How Candide killed his dear Cunégonde's brother -- What happened to the two travelers with two girls, two monkeys, and the savages known as Oreillons -- Arrival of Candide and his valet in the land of Eldorado, and what they saw there -- What they saw in Eldorado -- How they got to Surinam, and how Candide came to know Martin -- What happened at sea to Candide and Martin -- Candide and Martin approach the French coast and argue -- What happened to Candide and Martin in France -- Candide and Martin reach the British coast, and what they see there -- Paquette and Friar Giroflée -- Visit to Lord Pococuranté, a nobleman of Venice -- A dinner that Candide and Martin shared with six foreigners, and who they were -- Candide's journey to Constantinople -- What happened to Candide, Cunégonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc. -- How Candide found Cunégonde and the old woman.…”
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Candide, or, Optimism / by Voltaire, 1694-1778

Table of Contents: “…How Candide was raised in a noble mansion, and how he was driven -- What happened to Candide among the Bulgars -- How Candide saved himself from the Bulgars, and what became of him -- How Candide met his old philosophy teacher, Doctor Pangloss, and what had happened to him -- Tempest, shipwreck, earthquake, and what happened to Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and Jacques the Anabaptist -- How they had a beautiful auto-da-fé in order to put an end to the earthquake, and how Candide was flogged -- How an old woman took care of Candide and how he got back his beloved -- Cunégonde's story -- What happened to Cunégonde, to Candide, to the Grand Inquisitor, and to a Jew -- In what difficulty Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman reached Cadiz, and how they boarded a ship -- The old woman's story -- More about the old woman's misfortunes -- How Candide was forced to leave lovely Cunégonde and the old woman -- How Candide and Cacambo were greeted by the Jesuits of Paraguay -- How Candide killed his dear Cunégonde's brother -- What happened to the two travelers with two girls, two monkeys, and the savages known as Oreillons -- Arrival of Candide and his valet in the land of Eldorado, and what they saw there -- What they saw in Eldorado -- How they got to Surinam, and how Candide came to know Martin -- What happened at sea to Candide and Martin -- Candide and Martin approach the French coast and argue -- What happened to Candide and Martin in France -- Candide and Martin reach the British coast, and what they see there -- Paquette and Friar Giroflée -- Visit to Lord Pococuranté, a nobleman of Venice -- A dinner that Candide and Martin shared with six foreigners, and who they were -- Candide's journey to Constantinople -- What happened to Candide, Cunégonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc. -- How Candide found Cunégonde and the old woman.…”
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Shakespeare in the eighteenth century /

Table of Contents: “…PART II: Shakespeare in literatureCHAPTER 5: Shakespeare in poetry; NOTES; CHAPTER 6: Shakespeare in the novel; POLITICAL SHAKESPEARE; WELL READ IN SHAKESPEARE; SHAKESPEARE INDUSTRIES; EVERY MAN'S SHAKESPEARE; NOTES; CHAPTER 7: Shakespeare in drama; NOTES; PART III: Shakespeare on the stage; CHAPTER 8: Shakespeare and the London stage; PROLOGUE SPOKEN BY MR GARRICK; REPERTOIRE; SCENES; WIGS; EPILOGUE SPOKEN BY MRS WOFFINGTON; NOTES; CHAPTER 9: Shakespeare adaptation; NOTES; CHAPTER 10: Shakespeare and opera; 'THE TEMPEST' -- THE STORM IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN OPERA.…”
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