Bibliograph

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

Type

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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 (p. 245-251)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hamlet

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

191030660

Responsibility statement

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

Review

"One of the most frequently read and performed of all stage works, Shakespeare's Hamlet is unsurpassed in its complexity and richness. Now the most extensively annotated version of Hamlet to date makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous 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. This version of Hamlet is unparalleled for its thoroughness and adherence to sound historical linguistics. In his introduction, Raffel offers important background on the origins and previous versions of the Hamlet story, along with an analysis of the characters Hamlet and Ophelia. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom meditates on the originality of Shakespeare's achievement. The book also includes a careful selection of items for further reading."--Jacket

Series statement

The annotated Shakespeare

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, UG, 10.5, 7, 7, 10035

Summary

In this classic play about royal murder, Hamlet is caught in a web of family intrigue

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