
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
William Shakespeare(Author)
Philip Edwards(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 13. June 1985
Book
Paperback/Softback
257 pages
978-0-521-29366-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Philip Edwards aims to bring the reader, playgoer and director of Hamlet into the closest possible contact with Shakespeare's most famous and most perplexing play. In his introduction Professor Edwards considers the possibility that Shakespeare made important alterations to Hamlet as it neared production. These would explain some of the differences between the two early texts, quarto and Folio. This edition offers a new synthesis of the two early texts, presenting variants in the collation. The commentary clarifies the rich and complex language, showing how each phrase contributes to the whole, challenging some passages which are still persistently misread. The stage history concentrates on the strange story of the continued mutilation of the text in the theatre.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
6 Halftones, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
425 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-29366-2 (9780521293662)
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Content
List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction; Notes on the text; List of characters; The play; Textual analysis; Appendixes; Reading list.