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William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook
Contributor(s): McEvoy, Sean (Editor)
ISBN: 0415314321     ISBN-13: 9780415314329
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $109.25  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: August 2006
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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 notoriously problematic 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.
Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of "Hamlet" and seeking not only a guide to the play, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Shakespeare's text.
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Reference
- Drama | Shakespeare
Dewey: 822.33
LCCN: 2005028065
Series: Routledge Guides to Literature
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.6" W x 8.78" (0.79 lbs) 200 pages
 
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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.