Shakespeare: Hamlet (Landmarks of World Literature (New))

Cantor, Paul A.

ISBN 10: 052154937X / ISBN 13: 9780521549370

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shakespeare: Hamlet (Landmarks of World Literature (New))
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052154937X
• ISBN 13: 9780521549370
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Paul Cantor presents a clearly structured introduction to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. After examining Hamlet's status as tragic hero and central enigma of delayed revenge in light of the play's Renaissance context, Cantor discusses its dramatic and poetic techniques. He considers the uniquely varied reception of the play on the stage and in literature from the seventeenth century to the present day.

Book Description

In this useful guide, Paul Cantor provides a clearly structured introduction to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. Cantor examines Hamlet's status as tragic hero and the central enigma of the delayed revenge in the light of the play's Renaissance context. He offers students a lucid discussion of the dramatic and poetic techniques used in the play. In the final chapter he deals with the uniquely varied reception of Hamlet on the stage and in literature generally from the seventeenth century to the present day.