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Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Hamlet: text and critical context

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Hamlet: text and critical context

This revised Arden edition pairs Shakespeare’s tragedy with an introductory essay that surveys productions and criticism from the decade before this edition appeared. Its text is based on the Second Quarto and is modernized and fully annotated, giving the play and its critical context space in the same volume. The emphasis is on close engagement with the drama alongside an account of how it has been staged and discussed.

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  • Students seeking an annotated edition of Hamlet with introductory critical context
  • Readers interested in Shakespeare’s play and its performance history

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TragedyShakespearean dramaPerformance historyLiterary criticism

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Book overview

This Arden edition of Hamlet, arguably Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, presents an authoritative, modernized text based on the Second Quarto text with a new introductory essay covering key productions and criticism in the decade since its first publication. A timely up-date in the 400th anniversary year of Shakespeare's death which will ensure the Arden edition continues to offer students a comprehensive and current critical account of the play, alongside the most reliable and fully-annotated text available.
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