Hamlet, Prince of Denmark / [William Shakespeare] ; revised with a new introduction by Heather Hirschfeld ; edited by Philip Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Edwards, Philip, 1923- editor.

Hirschfeld, Heather Anne, 1968- writer of introduction.

Series:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 1984. Cambridge University Press Works.

The new Cambridge Shakespeare

Standardized Title:

Hamlet

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hamlet (Legendary character).

Kings and rulers.

Denmark--Kings and rulers--Drama.

Denmark.

Hamlet (Legendary character)--Drama.

Hamlet.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.

Shakespeare, William.

Hamlet (Shakespeare, William).

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

xi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

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 controversies, and its history of performance and adaptation by celebrated directors, actors, and authors. Supplemented by an updated reading list, extensive illustrations, and helpful appendices, this edition also features revised commentary notes explicitly designed for the student reader, offering the very best in contemporary criticism of this great tragedy.

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.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781107152977

1107152976

9781316606735

1316606732

OCLC:

1083185377