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The third edition of Hamlet offers a completely new introduction to this rich, mysterious play, examining Shakespeare''s transformation of an ancient Nordic legend into a drama whose philosophical, psychological, political, and spiritual complexities have captivated audiences world-wide for over 400 years. Focusing on the ways in which Shakespeare re-imagined the revenge plot and its capacity to investigate the human experiences of love, grief, obligation, and memory, Heather Hirschfeld explores the play''s cultural and theatrical contexts, its intricate textual issues, its vibrant critical traditions and controversies, and its history of performance and adaptation by celebrated directors, actors, and authors. Supplemented by an updated reading list, extensive illustrationsand helpful appendices, this editionalso features revised commentary notes explicitly designed for the student reader, offering the verybest in contemporary criticism of this great tragedy.

Table of Contents
Introduction; Note on the text; List of characters; The play; Reading list; Appendices.

Hamlet

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    A Paperback / softback by William Shakespeare, Heather Hirschfeld, Philip Edwards

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 7 February 2019
      ISBN-13 9781316606735
      978-1316606735
      ISBN-10 1316606732
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      Fiction Poetry Non Fiction ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary studies: plays and playwrights Books by William Shakespeare

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The third edition of Hamlet offers a completely new introduction to this rich, mysterious play, examining Shakespeare''s transformation of an ancient Nordic legend into a drama whose philosophical, psychological, political, and spiritual complexities have captivated audiences world-wide for over 400 years. Focusing on the ways in which Shakespeare re-imagined the revenge plot and its capacity to investigate the human experiences of love, grief, obligation, and memory, Heather Hirschfeld explores the play''s cultural and theatrical contexts, its intricate textual issues, its vibrant critical traditions and controversies, and its history of performance and adaptation by celebrated directors, actors, and authors. Supplemented by an updated reading list, extensive illustrationsand helpful appendices, this editionalso features revised commentary notes explicitly designed for the student reader, offering the verybest in contemporary criticism of this great tragedy.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Note on the text; List of characters; The play; Reading list; Appendices.

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