William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9780415314329 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 200 str.

Sean McEvoy

Opis

William Shakespeare's Hamlet (c.1600-1601) has achieved iconic status as one of the most exciting and enigmatic of plays. It has been in almost constant production in Britain and throughout the world since it was first performed, fascinating generations of audiences and critics alike. Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Shakespeare's remarkable play offers:

• extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and performance of the text, from publication to the present
• annotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself
• cross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
• suggestions for further reading.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations.  Series Editor's Preface.  Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  Part 1: Contexts  Part 2: Interpretations  Part 3: Key Passages  Part 4: Further Reading.  Index

O autorze

Sean McEvoy