Hamlet - Wordsworth Classics

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The Wordsworth Classics Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeares works. The Textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.

Hamlet is not only one of Shakespeares greatest plays, but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature.

First performed around 1600, this a gripping & exuberant drama of revenge, rich in contrasts & conflicts. Its violence alternates with introspection, its melancholy with humour, & its subtlety with spectacle. The Prince, Hamlet himself, is depicted as a complex, divided, introspective character. His reflections on death, morality & the very status of human beings make him ‘the first modern man’.

Countless stage productions & numerous adaptations for the cinema & television have demonstrated the continuing cultural relevance of this vivid, enigmatic, profound & engrossing drama.

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A feast of a book that is sure to have you hooked.

This paperback book measures: 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.9cm.