Bibliograph

Hamlet, William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom

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Hamlet, William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247)

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hamlet

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom

Summary

The "Annotated Shakespeare" series allows readers to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the world's greatest dramatist. One of the most frequently read and performed of all stage works, Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is unsurpassed in its complexity and richness. This fully annotated version of "Hamlet" makes the play completely accessible to readers in the 21st century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers and the general reader in mind. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. In his introduction, Raffel offers important background on the origins and previous versions of the Hamlet story, along with an analysis of the characters of Hamlet and Ophelia. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom meditates on the originality of Shakespeare's achievement

Target audience

adult

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