Tempest
Encyclopedia
Tempest or The Tempest may refer to:
Tempest, a violent storm
Tempest, a violent storm
Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather...
Fiction
- The TempestThe TempestThe Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
, a 1611 play by William Shakespeare- The Tempest (Dryden)The Tempest (Dryden)The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island is a comedy adapted by John Dryden and William D'Avenant from Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest. The musical setting, previously attributed to Henry Purcell, and probably for the London revival of 1712, was very probably by John Weldon.The Dryden/Davenant...
, a 1667 adaptation of Shakespeare's play by John Dryden and William D'Avenant - The Tempest (1911 film)The Tempest (1911 film)The Tempest is an American silent film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play The Tempest. It was directed by Edwin Thanhouser, and starred Ed Genung and Florence La Badie, and released by Thanhouser Film Corporation...
, an American silent film - Tempest (1928 film), a 1928 John Barrymore film
- The Tempest (1979 film), a 1979 movie by Derek Jarman, based on Shakespeare's play
- Tempest (1982 film)Tempest (1982 film)Tempest is an American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Mazursky. It is a very loose adaptation of the William Shakespeare play, The Tempest....
, a Paul Mazursky film - The Tempest (2010 film), a Julie Taymor film
- The Tempest (Dryden)
- Tempest (Smallville), a 2002 episode of television series Smallville
- The Tempest, a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel
- Tempest (novel)Tempest (novel)Tempest is the third novel in the Legacy of the Force series, taking place some 40 years after the original Star Wars trilogy. The book is written by Troy Denning and was released in November 2006, in both paperback and hardcover edition....
, a 2006 Star Wars novel - Tempest (comics)Tempest (comics)Tempest is the name of three different American fictional characters published by DC Comics.-Joshua Clay:The first character with the superhero title, Clay is an African-American member of the second Doom Patrol...
, one of three characters from DC Comics - Angel SalvadoreAngel SalvadoreAngel Salvadore, also known by her codename Tempest, is a fictional character created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver, appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in New X-Men, vol. 1 #118. She is portrayed by Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class...
, a Marvel comics character who goes by the name of "Tempest" - The Tempest, a DHARMA Initiative station on the television show Lost
- Land Speeder Tempest, a vehicle in Warhammer 40,000 universe
- Tempest (Bernice Summerfield)Tempest (Bernice Summerfield)Tempest is an original novel by Christopher Bulis featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Synopsis:...
, a 1998 novel by Christopher Bulis featuring the character Bernice Summerfield
Military
- Hawker TempestHawker TempestThe Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war....
, a World War II-era British Royal Air Force fighter - Operation TempestOperation TempestOperation Tempest was a series of uprisings conducted during World War II by the Polish Home Army , the dominant force in the Polish resistance....
, a World War II operation of the Polish Home Army - Centurion tankCenturion tankThe Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period. It was a successful tank design, with upgrades, for many decades...
variant called "Tempest", found in Singapore - Tempest MPVCougar (vehicle)The Cougar is an armored fighting vehicle designed to be resistant to anti-vehicle mines and improvised munitions.It is a family of armored vehicles produced by Force Protection Inc, which manufactures ballistic and mine-protected vehicles. The automotives are integrated by Spartan Motors...
a British army version of the Cougar Military Vehicle
Games
- Tempest (Magic: The Gathering)Tempest (Magic: The Gathering)Tempest was the 20th Magic: The Gathering set and twelfth expert level set, and the first set in the Rath Block, released in October 1997. The release of Tempest represented a large jump in the power level of the card set, compared to the previous Mirage block. Many cards from Tempest instantly...
, an expansion to the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game - Tempest (arcade game), a 1980 arcade game
Music
- Joey TempestJoey TempestJoey Tempest is the vocalist and main songwriter in the Swedish heavy metal band Europe. He has written hits like "The Final Countdown", "Rock the Night" and "Superstitious".-Early life:...
(born 1963), singer in the Swedish hard rock band Europe - Tempest (band)Tempest (band)Tempest is a Celtic rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area, based in Oakland, California. They fuse together the traditional Celtic music with Norwegian and European folk, American folk, and progressive rock....
, a folk rock group from San Francisco - Tempest (UK band)Tempest (UK band)Tempest was a British progressive rock band active from 1973 and 1974. Its core members were Jon Hiseman on drums and Mark Clarke on bass. They released two studio albums before breaking up.-Band biography:...
, a progressive rock group from the UK - Tempest (rock band), a classic rock group from the UK
- The Tempest (album)The Tempest (album)The Tempest is the tenth studio album by American hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse. Released in 2007, the album marks the return of producer Mike E. Clark, who had a falling-out with the duo in 2000...
, a 2007 album by the Insane Clown Posse - The Tempest (Sullivan)The Tempest (Sullivan)The Tempest incidental music, Op. 1, is a set of movements for Shakespeare's play composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1861 and expanded in 1862. This was Sullivan's first major piece of composition, and its success quickly brought him to the attention of the musical establishment in...
, music to the Shakespeare play written in 1861 and revised and expanded in 1862 - The Tempest (Tchaikovsky)The Tempest (Tchaikovsky)The Tempest , Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare, Op. 18, is a symphonic poem in F minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed in 1873. It was premiered in December 1873, conducted by Nikolai Rubinstein....
, a fantasy overture based on Shakespeare's play, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Piano Sonata No. 17 (Beethoven)Piano Sonata No. 17 (Beethoven)The Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, was composed in 1801/02 by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is usually referred to as "The Tempest" , but this title was not given by him, or indeed referred to as such during his lifetime; instead, it comes from a claim by his associate Anton Schindler...
, nicknamed the "Tempest Sonata" - The Tempest (Sibelius)The Tempest (Sibelius)Incidental Music to Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Op. 109, was written by Jean Sibelius in 1925-26, at about the same time as he wrote his tone poem Tapiola. The music is said to display an astounding richness of imagination and inventive capacity, and is one of Sibelius's greatest achievements...
, incidental music to Shakespeare's play written by Jean Sibelius in 1925–26 and first heard at a production of the play in Copenhagen in 1926 - The Tempest (Smith)The Tempest (Smith)The Tempest or The Enchanted Isle is an opera in three acts by composer John Christopher Smith. The work's English language libretto by David Garrick is based on the 1611 play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The opera premiered on 11 February 1756 in London at the Theatre Royal, Drury...
, a 1756 opera in three acts by composer John Christopher Smith - The Tempest (opera) a 2004 opera by Thomas Adès
- Tempest (Jesse Cook album)
- Tempest (Balflare album)Tempest (Balflare album)- Track listing :#Awakening - #End This Misery - #Hollow The Dusk - #Out Break - #Toward Fall - #Burning Wild - #A False Charge - #Storm Lord - #Reaching For The Sky - #Black Raven -...
, 2006 - "Tempest", a song by Delta-S on the 2007 album Voyage to IsisVoyage to IsisVoyage to Isis is the second album by industrial band Delta-S, released in December, 2007 on WindM Records. The songs "The Phoenix Effect", "Denial", "Wastelands", "Erase", "Rapture of the Deep" and "Waiting for the Sunrise" can all currently be heard on the band's MySpace page.-Track listing:All...
- "Tempest", a song by A Storm of Light on the 2009 album Forgive Us Our TrespassesForgive Us Our TrespassesForgive Us Our Trespasses is the second studio album by American post-metal band A Storm of Light. The song "Tempest" was made into a music video, Directed by guitarist/vocalist Josh Graham...
- "The Tempest", a track by Mike Oldfield on the album Music of the SpheresMusic of the Spheres (Mike Oldfield album)Music of the Spheres is an album by English musician Mike Oldfield, released in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2008. New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra is the featured vocalist on "On My Heart", and the album also features Chinese pianist Lang Lang on six tracks.The album, Oldfield's second album...
- "The Tempest", a track by Pendulum on the album In Silico
Other
- The Tempest (Giorgione), a painting by Giorgione
- Janne SuniJanne SuniJanne "Tempest" Suni is a Finnish demoscener, pixel artist and tracker musician, and a member of the demogroup Fairlight.He is best known outside the demoscene for being the creator of the song "Acidjazzed Evening", the melody of which R&B producer Timbaland used without permission, in the 2006...
, Finnish demoscener who goes by the handle of "Tempest" - Moyes TempestMoyes Tempest|-See also:-External links:*...
, glider - Pontiac TempestPontiac TempestThe Pontiac Tempest was an entry-level compact produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, introduced in September 1960 for the 1961 model year....
, an automobile - "Tempest," the watermelon flavor of 55 (gum)5 is a brand of sugar-free chewing gum that is manufactured by the Wrigley Company. Advertisements for the gum suggest it stimulates the five human senses...
in Australia and New Zealand - TEMPESTTEMPESTTEMPEST is a codename referring to investigations and studies of compromising emission . Compromising emanations are defined as unintentional intelligence-bearing signals which, if intercepted and analyzed, may disclose the information transmitted, received, handled, or otherwise processed by any...
, a standard of shielding for wires and computers used by the US and other governments - Tempestt BledsoeTempestt BledsoeTempestt Bledsoe is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show....
(born 1973), former Cosby Show actress - Tempest (keelboat)Tempest (keelboat)The Tempest is a one design two man high performance keelboat with a trapeze. It was designed by Ian Proctor for the 1965 trials for the new Olympic Keelboat, which it won convincingly....
, a One-Design keelboat - Tempest (ship)Tempest (ship)The Tempest was the first ship of the Anchor Line belonging to Scottish brothers Nicol and Robert Handyside and Captain Thomas Henderson. The 214-foot, 866-ton ship was built as a sail-ship by Sandeman & McLaurin of Glasgow and launched on 21st December 1854...
, a steamship of the Anchor Line that vanished in 1857 - USS TempestUSS TempestUSS Tempest may refer to:, a Civil War gunboat which served in the Mississippi River, a monitor renamed USS Yuma., placed in 'Commission Special' status until December 2005, when she was formally commissioned as a Coast Guard Cutter....