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Hamlet

The Pelican Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
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Hamlet, one of William Shakespeare's most renowned tragedies, explores themes of revenge, madness, and political intrigue. The play follows Prince Hamlet as he grapples with the murder of his father and the moral complexities of seeking justice.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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"[Originally published]: 'The tragical history of Hamlet Prince of Denmark' edited by Willard Farnham, published in Penguin Books (USA) 1957; revised edition published 1970; edition edited by A. R. Braunmuller published 2001"--Colophon.

This edition ofHamletis edited with an introduction by series editor A. R. Braunmuller.

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This legendary Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Updated for the 21st century by editors Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA, each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used.

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“Gorgeous new Shakespeare paperbacks.”
—Marlon James, author of A Brief History of Seven Killings

“Invaluable, the best individual-volume series available for students.”
—Marjorie Garber, Harvard University

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143128540

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 March 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Plume

Contributors:

  • Edited by Stephen Orgel
  • Edited by A.R. Braunmuller

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 162g

Pages: 208

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Arts & Culture Classic Poetry Most Popular Books of All Time Non-Fiction Penguin Books William Shakespeare

About the Author

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April, 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He died on April 23, 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. A. R. Braunmuller is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has written critical volumes on George Peele and George Chapman and has edited plays in both the Oxford (King John) and Cambridge (Macbeth) series of Shakespeare editions. He is also general editor of The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Stephen Orgel is the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of the Humanities at Stanford University and general editor of the Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture. His books include Imagining Shakespeare, The Authentic Shakespeare, Impersonations- The Performance of Gender in Shakespeare's England and The Illusion of Power.

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