Hamlet ( Folger Library Shakespeare)

Hamlet ( Folger Library Shakespeare)

<div><b><i>Hamlet</i>: An UPDATED EDITION from the Folger Shakespeare Library</b></div><br /><div><i>Hamlet</i> is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties.<br /> <br /> Among them: What is the Ghost--Hamlet's father demanding justice, a tempting demon, an angelic messenger? Does Hamlet go mad, or merely pretend to? Once he is sure that Claudius is a murderer, why does he not act? Was his mother, Gertrude, unfaithful to her husband or complicit in his murder?<br /> <br /> The authoritative edition of <i>Hamlet</i> from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:<br /> <br /> -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play<br /> -Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play<br /> -Scene-by-scene plot summaries<br /> -A key to the play's famous lines and phrases<br /> -An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language<br /> -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play<br /> -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books<br /> -An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading<br /> <br /> Essay by Michael Neill<br /><br /> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Enjoy this updated Folger edition of <i>Hamlet </i>in either the handy pocket-sized mass market paperback (ISBN <span>978-0743477123), elegant trade paperback featuring finer paper and wider margins (ISBN </span><span><span>978-1451669411), or Kindle edition (ASIN </span></span><span>B00IWTWDA6).</span></div><div></div><div></div>