| Hamlet 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Russell-Brown, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403920923 ISBN-13: 9781403920928 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: This Handbook's central commentary leads the reader through Hamlet's text, noting what it requires from its actors and the choices they are offered. Attention is also paid to plot and dramatic structure, the changing activity and grouping of persons on stage, and variations of pace. An account is given of early editions, the theatrical conditions of early performances, and the social, political and cultural context of the time, with generous quotations from contemporary writings. Notable productions and performances are described and a variety of critics cited to offer a number of different ways to understand the play's achievements and significance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2005056727 |
| Series: Shakespeare Handbooks (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 7.34" W x 7.06" (0.47 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The commentary at the centre of this groundbreaking introduction alerts the reader to what happens on stage during a performance by showing what the text requires from actors and the choices they are offered. By this means, the Handbook demonstrates how an audience responds to plot and dramatic structure, what conflicts and issues are involved as the action unfolds, and the effects of developing expectation and variations of tension and pace. Chapters complementing this core feature provide an account of the three original texts, the theatrical conditions of early performances, and the play's social, political and cultural contexts. Generous quotations are given from books that influenced the writing of the play, and notable productions and performances are described to illustrate a wide range of interpretations. A concluding chapter quotes from recent critics and offers a number of different ways in which to understand the significance of this tragedy which has proved its enduring appeal. |