Hamlet: A Broadview Internet Shakespeare Edition

ISBN-13: 9781554813780 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 312 str.

William Shakespeare; David Bevington

Opis

In the introduction to this new edition, David Bevington explores some key dilemmas and puzzles in this most famous of Shakespeare's tragedies. What is the role of providence in a work with pagan sources? How does Hamlet comment on dramatic art in his play within a play? What are the moral ambiguities of seeking revenge?

Spis treści

• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Shakespeare’s Life
• Shakespeare’s Theater
• William Shakespeare and Hamlet: A Brief Chronology
• A Note on the Text
• The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
• Appendix A: References to Classical History and Mythology
• Appendix B: References to the Bible
• Appendix C: Sources and Analogs
• 1. From Saxo Grammaticus, Historia Danica (1180–1204)
• 2. From François de Belleforest, Histoires Tragiques (1576)
• 3. From Der bestrafte Brudermord (1710)
• Appendix D: Domestic Issues in Hamlet
• 1. Marriage and Incest
• 2. Women and Obedience
• Appendix E: Some Textual Variations in Quarto 1
• 1. Another “To be or not to be”
• 2. Different Advice to the Players
• 3. The Queen Offers to Help Hamlet
• 4. The Queen Laments Ofelia’s Death
• 5. A Shorter Scene before the Duel
• Works Cited and Select Bibliography