Screen LibraryHamlet, Prince of Denmark /
This third edition 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 year...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
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The new Cambridge Shakespeare
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| Summary: |
This third edition 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 reimagined the revenge plot and its capacity to investigate the human experiences of love, grief, obligation, and memory, the author explores the play's cultural and theatrical contexts, its intricate textual issues, its vibrant critical traditions and contr |
| Item Description: | Previous edition: 2003. |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9781316606735 (paperback) : 1316606732 (paperback) 9781107152977 (hardback) 1107152976 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | PR2807 |
| CLC: | I561.33 |
| Call Number: | I561.33/S527-132/3rd ed. |
| Contents: | Preface -- List of abbreviations and short titles -- Introduction. Welcoming the stranger -- Staging revenge -- Staging the stage -- Staging the text -- Critical responses -- The play's the thing -- Stages and screens -- Note on the text -- List of characters -- The play -- Reading list -- Appendices (Philip Edwards). 1. Textual analysis -- 2. Names. |