Hamlet: The Oxford Shakespeare
The Oxford Shakespeare Hamlet
$23.77
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2008
Summary
Hamlet’s combination of violence and introspection is unusual among Shakespeare’s tragedies. It is also full of curious riddles and fascinating paradoxes, making it one of his most widely discussed plays. Professor Hibbard’s illuminating and original introduction explains the process by which variant texts were fused together in the eighteenth century to create the most commonly used text of today. Drawing on both critical and theatrical history, he shows how this fusion makes Hamlet seem a m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199535811 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199535817 |
| Author: | William Shakespeare, G.R. Hibbard |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 435g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
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Critics Review
a dynamic, exciting, and thought-provoking work'Notes and Queriesit is bound in general to have considerable impact on our thinking about Hamlet (the text and the play) and deserves wide attention’Notes and Queries`level-headed, perspicuous treatment of the textual problems…It may be commended to students…Of the three recent Hamlets, this edition is the one I shall require students to buy.’T. H. Howard-Hill, Review English Studies
About The Author
William Shakespeare
G. R. Hibbard, editor of this volume, was a renowned scholar of English literature. He was a distinguished professor at the University of Alberta, specializing in Shakespeare and Renaissance drama. His published works include critical studies of Shakespeare’s plays and significant contributions to literary journals. He was a respected figure in the academic community, known for his insightful analysis and dedication to literary scholarship.
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