This volume gives readers the First Quarto text of 1603 & the Folio Text of 1623 modernised & edited to the usual Arden standard As a companion to the Second Quarto volume it will be of particular interest to scholars & students of textual history or to anyone studying Hamlet at an advanced level Both plays are edited & annotated & the introduction contains the fullest available stage history of the First Quarto text ...

Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies Hamlet has all the ingredients for a gripping story revenge & power familial love & betrayal dramatic sword fights dark spooky scenes Once again Lois Burdett has woven her own brand of magic by transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into simple rhyming couplets She has created a version of Hamlet especially for children even as young as seven & one that readers of all ages will enjoy The author's own pupils have created wonderful drawings of Hamlet to illustrate her fluid rhymes Their artistic interpretations are vivid evidence of her clever ability to bring Shakespeare's complex characters & intricate plots to life for young people ...

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship & emphasis on performance The series features line-by-line commentaries & textual notes on the plays & poems Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical stage & screen interpretations This second edition of Hamlet edited by Philip Edwards brings readers playgoers & directors into the closest possible contact with Shakespeare's most famous & perplexing play In the introduction Edwards explores the possibility that Shakespeare made important alterations to Hamlet as it neared production creating differences between the two early texts quarto & folio Edwards concentrates on essentials dealing succinctly with the huge volume of commentary & controversy that the play has provoked & offers a way forward that enables us to recognise Hamlet's full tragic energy In a new supplementary section Robert Hapgood discusses recent stage film & critical interpretations of the play ...

The young Prince Hamlet returning from university finds his Kingdom in disarray something is rotten in the state of Denmark' With his father dead & his uncle & mother marrying Hamlet is confronted by an armored ghost who claiming to be the King implores him to enact revenge upon the newlyweds & restore order to the realm Yet Hamlet's ability to act conflicts with his will to think curing the rot & stabilising the kingdom will unleash a series of tragedies that threaten to ruin his entire family Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words easily accessible information about key textual variants lineation metrical ambiguities & pronunciation each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities & meanings to actors & students Designed to be used & to be useful each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations & the well-spaced text is easy to read & to navigate Each edition offers
- Short clear definitions of words- Information about key textual variants- Notes on pronunciation of difficult names & unfamiliar words- An easy to read layout with space to write your own notes- A short introduction to the play
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NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017 In the middle of the sprawling Zaatari refugee camp Dominic Dromgoole watches from the makeshift wings as Hamlet delivers one of his celebrated soliloquies Four years earlier Dromgoole the Artistic Director of the Globe had come up with a wildly ambitious idea to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death by taking his most famous play to every country on the planet Over two full years Dromgoole & the Globe players toured all seven continents performing Hamlet in sweltering deserts grand Baltic palaces & heaving marketplaces
- despite food poisoning in Mexico the threat of ambush in Somaliland an Ebola epidemic in West Africa & political upheaval in Ukraine Hamlet Globe to Globe tells the fascinating story of this unprecedented theatrical adventure in which Dromgoole shows us the world through the prism of Shakespeare's universal drama We see what the Danish prince means to the students of Cambodia the effect of Polonius on the citizens of the tiny African nation of Djibouti & how a sixteenth-century play can touch the lives of Syrian refugees Shakespeare's timeless power to transcend borders to touch the human heart & to bring the world closer together has rarely been demonstrated in such a bold & brilliant way
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Hamlet's combination of violence & introspection is unusual among Shakespeare's tragedies It is also full of curious riddles & fascinating paradoxes making it one of his most widely discussed plays Professor Hibbard's illuminating & original introduction explains the process by which variant texts were fused in the eighteenth century to create the most commonly used text of today Drawing on both critical & theatrical history he shows how this gusion makes Hamlet seem a much more 'problematic' play than it was when it originally appeared in the First Folio of 1623 The Oxford Shakespeare edition presents a radically new text based on that First Folio which printed Shakespeare's own revision of an earlier version The result is a 'theatrical' & highly practical edition for students & actors alike ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level & undergraduate students Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts ...

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No matter what your sweet tooth may be craving Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook 200 Cakes & Bakes contains a selection of 200 tasty recipes for all kinds of baked treats With this complete guide to all things cake you'll be able to bake everything from simple delicious biscuits such as Chocolate & Cinnamon Shortbread Fingers & Coconut & Pistachio Fridge Cookies for your family to the impressive Apricot & Orange Swiss Roll & Chocolate & Hazelnut Meringue Gateau to impress guests Every recipe is accompanied by a full-page colour photograph & clever variations & new ideas to give you over 200 delectable goodies to choose from Check out some of the other titles in the series 200 52 Diet Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63347-1)200 Family Slow Cooker Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63057-9)200 Halogen Oven Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63344-0)200 One Pot Meals (ISBN 978-0-600-63339-6)200 Pasta Dishes (ISBN 978-0-600-63334-1)200 Super Soups (ISBN 978-0-600-63343-3)200 Veggie Feasts (ISBN 978-0-600-63337-2) ...

Taste the many depths & flavours of Morocco with 200 recipes for tagines salads snacks & much more Featuring clear photographs & step-by-step instructions Hamlyn All Colour 200 Easy Tagines & More is a fantastic choice for cooks of all abilities ...