Hamlet
 | The New Folger Library ShakespeareWashington Square Press, 2003, Mass Market Paperback Customer Rating: 34 reviews Recommend |
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• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
• Scene-by-scene plot summaries
• A key to famous lines and phrases
• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
• An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
Essay by Michael Neill
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.
Title: Hamlet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)
Sales Rank: 8967 in Books
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Washington Square Press, 2003-07-01, Mass Market Paperback, 400 pages, ISBN: 074347712X
Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches, 0.4 pounds
- Greatness
- shakespeare has done it again... and thanks to amazon i was allowed to fully enjoy this great masterpiece… More reviews
- If you want to read Shakespeare its has to be The new folger Library
- If you ever thought about reading Shakespeare but was turned off or intimidated by the old english, not so with the new folger editions. Your basically reading the play on all the right sided pages , with the left pages reserved for all the definitions and explanations of the sayings and words that might be dificult to understand. This… More reviews
- Review
- Hamlet is a book written by William Shakespeare. The book is very thrilling; it keeps you on your feet throughout the read. In the beginning it starts out with a family murder then it moves through incest then a big bang at the end as every major character is killed. This book goes to show that treason gets you know where.… More reviews
- Utter Tripe
- What kind of idiot writes this tripe? This is allegedly a "Play" by some long-dead "Master".
Well, let me tell, you: it's boring and derivative. It's about this Prince who doesn't get his father's throne, and feels all depressed about it for a while, and fights back against his uncle (who took the throne and married… More reviews
- Methinks it is like a weasel.
- I'm going to take some hits for this (by rabid Shakespeare fans mostly), but this play, whether read in a straightforward manner, or analyzed to the hilt, is just somewhat better than mediocre.
Most folks who would read this work know that Shakespeare's plays are broken down, at the top, into two groups: tragedies and comedies.… More reviews
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