Hamlet (Wordsworth Classics) (Wadsworth Collection)
EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9781853260094, 9781853260094
Brand
Wordsworth
Author
William Shakespeare
Producer
Wordsworth Classics
Weight
113 gr
Pages
192
Year of production
2002
Binding
125x200
Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, Professor of English Literature, University of Sussex Hamlet is not only one of Shakespeare"s greatest plays, but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature. First performed around 1600, this a gripping and exuberant drama of revenge, rich in contrasts and conflicts. Its violence alternates with introspection, its melancholy with humour, and its subtlety with spectacle. The Prince, Hamlet himself, is depicted as a complex, divided, introspective character. His reflections on death, morality and the very status of human beings make him "the first modern man".