Hamlet : Prince of Pigs / with words by William Shakespeare and with subtractions and drawings by Sarah Boxer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boxer, Sarah, author, artist, publisher.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boxer, Sarah.

Women artists--Washington (D.C.)--21st century.

Women artists.

Washington (D.C.).

Genre:

Graphic novels

Comics (Graphic works)

Penn Provenance:

Toccafondi, David (donor) (Furness copy)

Boxer, Sarah (autograph, 9/14/19) (Furness copy)

Physical Description:

99 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Sarah Boxer, [2019]

Summary:

"Hamlet is a little pig, a little ham. Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, the murderer, 'the bloat king, ' is a big fat pig. Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, is a pig with lipstick. Ophelia is a cat because cats don't do well in water. Ophelia's father, Polonius, and brother, Laertes, are cats too. The gravediggers are dogs because dogs love to bury bones. The players are mice because the play they're in is titled 'The Mousetrap.' The sentries are rats because, well, rats look handsome in helmets. You'll see that Hamlet: Prince of Pigs has been stripped of all fat. And tragedy minus many words is comedy. A pared-down Hamlet is a funny Hamlet." summary on back cover

Local Notes:

Furness copy PN6720 .B69 2019 was presented to the Penn Libraries by David Toccafondi. Has artists autograph.

OCLC:

1152200772