Hamlet / John Russell Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, John Russell.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare handbooks (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

The Shakespeare handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.

Shakespeare, William.

Hamlet (Legendary character).

Hamlet.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

Physical Description:

viii, 180 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

This Handbook's central commentary leads the reader through Hamlet's text, noting what it requires from its actors and the choices they are offered. Attention is also paid to plot and dramatic structure, the changing activity and grouping of persons on stage, and variations of pace. An account is given of early editions, the theatrical conditions of early performances, and the social, political and cultural context of the time, with generous quotations from contemporary writings. Notable productions and performances are described and a variety of critics cited to offer a number of different ways to understand the play's achievements and significance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-175) and index.

ISBN:

1403933871

1403920923

OCLC:

62525228

Publisher Number:

9781403933874

9781403920928

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