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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Page vii
... voice of the audience , says that he “ in part ” believes stories about ghosts and portents . His qualifier is a watchword for the whole play . Humankind is in part a godlike creature , full of mental and verbal powers , " The beauty of ...
... voice of the audience , says that he “ in part ” believes stories about ghosts and portents . His qualifier is a watchword for the whole play . Humankind is in part a godlike creature , full of mental and verbal powers , " The beauty of ...
Page xviii
... voices , that the best way to conclude an introduction to it is simply to bring together some of the play's most impassioned readers in an " imagi- nary conversation . " Let them begin from that key moment when Hamlet decides not to ...
... voices , that the best way to conclude an introduction to it is simply to bring together some of the play's most impassioned readers in an " imagi- nary conversation . " Let them begin from that key moment when Hamlet decides not to ...
Page xix
... voice of Wilhelm Meister , hero of the archetypal Romantic Bildungsroman , the novel in which a young man or woman grows to emotional maturity ( a genre for which Hamlet itself was a key model ) : " " The time is out of joint : O ...
... voice of Wilhelm Meister , hero of the archetypal Romantic Bildungsroman , the novel in which a young man or woman grows to emotional maturity ( a genre for which Hamlet itself was a key model ) : " " The time is out of joint : O ...
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... voice of Stephen Dedalus in Ulysses , weaving a somewhat Freudian reading into a biographical fantasy : The play begins . A player comes on under the shadow , made up in the cast - off mail of a court buck , a well - set man with a bass ...
... voice of Stephen Dedalus in Ulysses , weaving a somewhat Freudian reading into a biographical fantasy : The play begins . A player comes on under the shadow , made up in the cast - off mail of a court buck , a well - set man with a bass ...
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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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