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Hamlet

A Norton Critical Edition
By William Shakespeare
Series: Norton Critical Editions
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Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of revenge, madness, and mortality. The play follows Prince Hamlet as he grapples with the sudden death of his father, the suspicious behaviour of his mother and uncle, and his quest to unveil the truth and seek justice.
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Ideal for students and educators in literature and drama, this Norton Critical Edition offers extensive scholarly resources, making it a valuable reference for academic study and teaching.

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“A perfect volume to initiate majors into the discipline and delight of carefully examining presumptions, priorities, language, and structures of both primary and secondary texts.” —Stephen R. Honeygosky, University of Pittsburgh

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This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • The Second Quarto text, edited by Robert S. Miola and accompanied by his footnotes, headnotes, and introductory materials.
  • Eighteen illustrations from 1604 to 2008, three of them new to the Second Edition.
  • The Actors' Gallery, presenting actors from Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry to Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant, two of them new to the Second Edition, reflecting on their roles in major productions of Hamlet.
  • Seventeen critical interpretations, representing a wide range of historical and scholarly commentary.
  • Afterlives, featuring fifteen reflections on Hamlet, from David Garrick and Mark Twain to Margaret Atwood and Jawad al-Assadi.

Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format, annotated text, contexts, and criticism helps students to better understand, analyse, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393640106

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 March 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Second Edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Robert S. Miola

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Robert S. Miola is Gerard Manley Hopkins Chair of English at Loyola University Maryland. He is the author of Shakespeare's Reading, Shakespeare and Classical Comedy: The Influence of Plautus and Terence, Shakespeare and Classical Tragedy: The Influence of Seneca, and The Comedy of Errors: Critical Essays, as well as dozens of articles on sixteenth-century English literature.

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