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“Hamlet” : v. 2

Author: William Shakespeare
SKU: 9781904271338

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The core of the ground-breaking, three text edition, this self-contained, free-standing volume gives readers the Second Quarto text (1604-5) and includes in its Introduction, notes and Appendices all the reader might expect to find in any standard Arden edition. As well as a full, illustrated Introduction to the play’s historical, cultural and performance contexts and a thorough survey of critical approaches to the play, an appendix contains the additional passages found only in the 1623 text.’The new Arden Hamlet is a pathbreaking edition, one that promises to change irrevocably our understanding of Shakespeare’s greatest play.’- Professor James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare’Hamlet’s latest editors have undertaken a heroic task with great skill and thoroughnesss.’ – Stanley Wells, The Observer'(The) new Arden Hamlet is quite simply the most comprehensive edition of the play currently available, a status I suspect it will enjoy for many years to come’ – The British Theatre Guide’Stunning! There is absolutely no doubt about this being the text to buy if you are studying the play at A Level. And the same stands for those students who will be studying the play at university.

This critical edition gives the reader the Second Quarto Text (1604-1605), annotated with intelligence and care, a wealth of historical and cultural references and a survey of different critical approaches to the play.’- The Use of English, The English Association

  • Classifications: Shakespeare plays,
  • Readership:Tertiary Education (US: College)
  • Format: Paperback 640 pages, Illustrations

ISBN : 9781904271338

Published : 1 Jun 2005

Author : William Shakespeare

Main Material : Paperback

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Size : 198 x 129 (mm)

Weight : N/A

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