Hamlet: Arden Performance Editions

Binding: Paperback
Description: The young Prince Hamlet returning from university finds his Kingdom in disarray: something is rotten in the state of Denmark . With his father dead and his uncle and mother marrying Hamlet is confronted by an armored ghost who claiming to be the King implores him to enact revenge upon the newlyweds and restore order to the realm. Yet Hamlet's ability to act conflicts with his will to think: curing the rot and stabilising the kingdom will unleash a series of tragedies that threaten to ruin his entire family. Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing - page notes giving definitions of words easily accessible information about key textual variants lineation metrical ambiguities and pronunciation each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities and meanings to actors and students. Designed to be used and to be useful each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations and the well - spaced text is easy to read and to navigate. Each edition offers: - Short clear definitions of words - Information about key textual variants - Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words - An easy to read layout with space to write your own notes - A short introduction to the play
Title: Hamlet: Arden Performance Editions
Author(s): Shakespeare William
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781474253888
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 10/19/2017
Series: Arden Performance Editions
Category: Shakespeare Plays