HamletRandom House Publishing Group, 2008 M08 12 - 272 pages One of the greatest plays of all time, the compelling tragedy of the tormented young prince of Denmark continues to capture the imaginations of modern audiences worldwide. Confronted with evidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mother’s infidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing for oblivion with his duty as avenger. The ghost, Hamlet’s feigned madness, Ophelia’s death and burial, the play within a play, the “closet scene” in which Hamlet accuses his mother of complicity in murder, and breathtaking swordplay are just some of the elements that make Hamlet an enduring masterpiece of the theater. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography |
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... Performance : The RSC and Beyond 166 Four Centuries of Hamlet : An Overview 166 At the RSC 177 The Director's Cut : Michael Boyd , John Caird , and Ron Daniels 194 References 213 Shakespeare's Career in the Theater 217 Beginnings 217 ...
... Performance : The RSC and Beyond 166 Four Centuries of Hamlet : An Overview 166 At the RSC 177 The Director's Cut : Michael Boyd , John Caird , and Ron Daniels 194 References 213 Shakespeare's Career in the Theater 217 Beginnings 217 ...
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... Performance: The RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of Hamlet: An O\wview Al the RSC The Director's Cut: Michael Boyd. Iohn Caird. and Ron Daniels References Shakespeare's Career in the Theal er Beginnings Playhouses The Ensemble at Work The ...
... Performance: The RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of Hamlet: An O\wview Al the RSC The Director's Cut: Michael Boyd. Iohn Caird. and Ron Daniels References Shakespeare's Career in the Theal er Beginnings Playhouses The Ensemble at Work The ...
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... performances . He comes to the truth through " a fiction " and " a dream of passion . " In this he can only be regarded as an apologist for the art of his creator . The play was registered in 1602 " as it was lately acted by the Lord ...
... performances . He comes to the truth through " a fiction " and " a dream of passion . " In this he can only be regarded as an apologist for the art of his creator . The play was registered in 1602 " as it was lately acted by the Lord ...
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... performance " one . Coming in at around four thousand lines , Sec- ond Quarto Hamlet could never have been played in full within the * For further discussion of the play's complicated textual history , see " Text , " pp . Xxxi - xxxii ...
... performance " one . Coming in at around four thousand lines , Sec- ond Quarto Hamlet could never have been played in full within the * For further discussion of the play's complicated textual history , see " Text , " pp . Xxxi - xxxii ...
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... performance , and with a play as long as Hamlet he must have known that this would be the case . Every modern production makes its own choice of cuts , of textual variants , and of innovative business . In working on his text for the ...
... performance , and with a play as long as Hamlet he must have known that this would be the case . Every modern production makes its own choice of cuts , of textual variants , and of innovative business . In working on his text for the ...
Contents
Textual Notes | 137 |
ScenebyScene Analysis | 149 |
The RSC and Beyond | 166 |
Shakespeares Career in the Theater | 217 |
A Chronology | 231 |
Acknowledgments and Picture Credits | 237 |
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