Bookbot

The New Cambridge Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

En savoir plus sur le livre

Philip Edwards aims to bring the reader, playgoer and director of Hamlet into the closest possible contact with Shakespeare's most famous and most perplexing play. In his introduction Professor Edwards considers the possibility that Shakespeare made important alterations to Hamlet as it neared production. These would explain some of the differences between the two early texts, quarto and Folio. This edition offers a new synthesis of the two early texts, presenting variants in the collation. The commentary clarifies the rich and complex language, showing how each phrase contributes to the whole, challenging some passages which are still persistently misread. The stage history concentrates on the strange story of the continued mutilation of the text in the theatre.

Achat du livre

The New Cambridge Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Philip Edwards, William Shakespeare

Langue
Année de publication
1985
product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
(souple),
État du livre
Bon
Prix
7,99 €

Modes de paiement

Personne n'a encore évalué .Évaluer

Titre
The New Cambridge Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Langue
Anglais
Publié
1985
Format
souple
Pages
257
ISBN10
0521293669
ISBN13
9780521293662
Séries
Description
Philip Edwards aims to bring the reader, playgoer and director of Hamlet into the closest possible contact with Shakespeare's most famous and most perplexing play. In his introduction Professor Edwards considers the possibility that Shakespeare made important alterations to Hamlet as it neared production. These would explain some of the differences between the two early texts, quarto and Folio. This edition offers a new synthesis of the two early texts, presenting variants in the collation. The commentary clarifies the rich and complex language, showing how each phrase contributes to the whole, challenging some passages which are still persistently misread. The stage history concentrates on the strange story of the continued mutilation of the text in the theatre.