ABSTRACT

A comprehensive collection of the best writing about this Shakespearian play, both as dramatic literature and theatrical performance, this book is an excellent resource companion to the text. This collected wisdom was originally published in 1986. It contains pieces of commentary from as far back as the late 18th Century but also highly acclaimed critical pieces from more recent years, organised into six general themes.

part I|198 pages

The Play

chapter |20 pages

“The World of Hamlet”

chapter |6 pages

From Form and Meaning in Drama

chapter |12 pages

From The Idea of a Theater

chapter |21 pages

From The Dream of Learning

chapter |24 pages

From The Question of Hamlet

chapter |21 pages

“Hamlet, Duellist”

part 2|83 pages

Hamlet the Character

part 3|102 pages

Scenes and Characters

chapter |17 pages

From What Happens in Hamlet

chapter |5 pages

From Shakespearean Tragedy

chapter |1 pages

Note to Polius

chapter |37 pages

From Poison, Play, and Duel

part 4|64 pages

Language

part 6|17 pages

Hamlet in Fiction

chapter |4 pages

From Tom Jones

chapter |4 pages

From Wilhelm Meister

chapter |3 pages

From Great Expectations

chapter |3 pages

From Ulysses