Research Catalog

Title

• Hamlet / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, introduction by Jonathan Bate.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Publication

New York : Modern Library 2008.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Bate, Jonathan
• Rasmussen, Eric
• Royal Shakespeare Company

Description

xxxii, 238 p. : ill.; 20 cm.

Summary

Presents Shakespeare's play about an indecisive Danish prince urged on to revenge against his uncle by his murdered father, along with scene-by-scene analysis, commentary on past and current productions, and an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career.

Series Statement

• RSC Shakespeare

Subject

• Denmark > Drama
• Hamlet (Legendary character) > Drama
• Princes > Drama
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Criticism, Textual
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Dramatic production
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Drama
• Drama.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-236).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction. Hamlet's questions ; Revenge ; Conscience and resolution ; How many Hamlets? ; Talking about Hamlet -- About the text -- Key facts -- The tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark -- Textual notes -- Second quarto passages that do not appear in the folio -- Scene-by-scene analysis -- Hamlet in performance : the RSC and beyond. Four centuries of Hamlet : an overview ; At the RSC ; The director's cut : Michael Boyd, John Caird, and Ron Daniels ; References -- Shakespeare's career in the theater. Beginnings ; Playhouses ; The ensemble at work ; The king's man -- Shakespeare's works : a chronology.

ISBN

• 9780812969092
• 081296909X

OCLC

247486556

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library