What Happens in Hamlet - Hardcover

Wilson, J. Dover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521068355 ISBN 13: 9780521068352

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1951

Synopsis

John Dover Wilson's What Happens in Hamlet is a classic of Shakespeare criticism. First published in 1935, it is still being read throughout the English-speaking world and has been widely translated. Hamlet has excited more curiosity and aroused more debate than any other play ever written. Is Hamlet really mad? Does he really see his father's ghost, or is it an illusion? Is the ghost good or bad? What does it all mean? Dover Wilson brings out the significance of each part of the complex action, against the background. His analysis of the play emphasises Shakespeare's dramatic art and shows how the play must be seen and heard to be understood. This is a readable, entertaining and scholarly book.

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Book Description

John Dover Wilson's What Happens in Hamlet is a classic of Shakespeare criticism. The author critiques as well as brings out the significance of each part of the play. His analysis emphasises Shakespeare's dramatic art and shows how the play must be seen and heard to be understood. This is a readable, entertaining and scholarly book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1951
• ISBN 10: 0521068355
• ISBN 13: 9780521068352
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 380