Hamlet: Prince of Denmark (Graphic Classics (Paper)) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764140132 ISBN 13: 9780764140136

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2009

Synopsis

Shakespeare's immortal drama is retold here in a graphic novel format. The prince of Denmark seeks to avenge his father's death by exposing the king as his murderer. Barron's popular and growing series of Graphic Classics titles introduce many of the world's literary masterpieces to young readers. Elementary and secondary school teachers will value these books as a way to make great novels and plays accessible to their students--especially to those students who resist reading. Presented in graphic novel format, each title tells an absorbing, fast-paced story dramatized with high-quality color illustrations. After delving into any of these stimulating titles, many boys and girls will feel encouraged to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Each Graphic Classics title includes a thumbnail biography of the author, a list of his or her important works, a timeline of historic events that helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index. Graphic Classics titles are available in both paperback and hardcover editions.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

(back cover)
"The time is out of joint. O, cursed spite,
That ever I was born to set it right!"

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. A new king is on the throne-- and the ghost of the old king walks the battlements at night, demanding revenge. Hamlet, the old king's son, ought to avenge him -- but can he find the courage to do what must be done?

Shakespeare's great tragedy of guilt and revenge is vividly and faithfully retold here in graphic novel format.

Titles in the Graphic Classics Series:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dracula
Frankenstein
Hamlet
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Jane Eyre
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Julius Caesar
Kidnapped
Macbeth
The Man in the Iron Mask
Moby Dick
Oliver Twist
A Tale of Two Cities
The Three Musketeers
Treasure Island
Wuthering Heights

About this edition

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0764140132
• ISBN 13: 9780764140136
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Gelev Penko