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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... 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 . It is the ghost , the king , a king and no king , and the ...
... 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 . It is the ghost , the king , a king and no king , and the ...
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... readings , making choices on either aesthetic or bibliographic grounds , and creating a composite text that Shakespeare never actually wrote . Not until the 1980s did editors follow the logic of what ought to have been obvious to any ...
... readings , making choices on either aesthetic or bibliographic grounds , and creating a composite text that Shakespeare never actually wrote . Not until the 1980s did editors follow the logic of what ought to have been obvious to any ...
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... reader , “ read him and again and again , " but they also wanted " the great variety of readers " to work from texts that were close to the theater - life for which Shakespeare originally intended them . For this reason , the RSC ...
... reader , “ read him and again and again , " but they also wanted " the great variety of readers " to work from texts that were close to the theater - life for which Shakespeare originally intended them . For this reason , the RSC ...
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... ) by placing them in the right margin in a different typeface . There is a degree of subjectivity about which directions are of which kind , but the proce- dure is intended as a reminder to the reader and xxviii ABOUT THE TEXT.
... ) by placing them in the right margin in a different typeface . There is a degree of subjectivity about which directions are of which kind , but the proce- dure is intended as a reminder to the reader and xxviii ABOUT THE TEXT.
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... reading of our text is given in bold and its source given after an equals sign , with " Q " indi- cating that it derives from the principal Quarto ( Q2 in the case of Hamlet , though we also record some significant Q1 readings ) and ...
... reading of our text is given in bold and its source given after an equals sign , with " Q " indi- cating that it derives from the principal Quarto ( Q2 in the case of Hamlet , though we also record some significant Q1 readings ) and ...
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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