An edition of Hamlet (1603)

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An edition of Hamlet (1603)

Hamlet

Rev. ed.
  • 4.0 (144 ratings) ·
  • 1,056 Want to read
  • 80 Currently reading
  • 231 Have read

"…what is this quintessence of dust?"
In Shakespeare's most famous play, a young prince, alienated and betrayed, struggles to make a decision; in a court where every friend is a spy, and every loving act somehow leads to murder, the sanest person is he who pretends to be mad.

A brilliantly controlled plot, complex and convincing characters, and, above all, wonderful poetry have won Hamlet a deserved place as Shakespeare's most popular and frequently-performed play. Any young person who has been deceived or disappointed by an adult has been the young prince; anyone who has ever felt alone in the modern world has wandered the castle at Elsinore. Thus Hamlet, who asks, "Why am I here?" is a hero for our times, as well as his own.

To make Hamlet more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. In doing this, it is our intention that the reader may more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the play.
(back cover)

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English
Pages
134

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Edition Notes

"Unabridged." --Cover.

Published in
Clayton, Delaware, USA
Copyright Date
2005

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822.33 S7 Shakespeare

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
134 p. ;
Number of pages
134

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24399240M
Internet Archive
hamletprestwickh00shak
ISBN 10
1580495915
ISBN 13
9781580495912
OCLC/WorldCat
71001295
Goodreads
43126090

Work Description

In this quintessential Shakespeare tragedy, a young prince's halting pursuit of revenge for the murder of his father unfolds in a series of highly charged confrontations that have held audiences spellbound for nearly four centuries. Those fateful exchanges, and the anguished soliloquies that precede and follow them, probe depths of human feeling rarely sounded in any art.
The title role of Hamlet, perhaps the most demanding in all of Western drama, has provided generations of leading actors their greatest challenge. Yet all the roles in this towering drama are superbly delineated, and each of the key scenes offers actors a rare opportunity to create theatrical magic.
As if further evidence of Shakespeare's genius were needed, Hamlet is a unique pleasure to read as well as to see and hear performed. The full text of this extraordinary drama is reprinted here from an authoritative British edition complete with illuminating footnotes.
(back cover)

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