Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

by William Shakespeare , Edited by Philip Edwards , With contributions by Robert Hapgood

• ISBN13: 9780521532525
• ISBN10: 0521532523
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Philip Edwards deals succinctly with the exhaustive commentary and controversy which Hamlet has provoked in the manifestation of its tragic energy. Robert Hapgood has contributed a new section on prevailing critical and performance approaches to the play in this updated edition. He discusses recent film and stage performances and actors of the Hamlet role as well as directors of the play. His account of new scholarship stresses the role of memory in the play and the impact of feminist and performance studies upon it. First Edition Hb (1985): 0-521-22151-X First Edition Pb (1985): 0-521-29366-9

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	viii
Preface	ix
Abbreviations and short titles	x
Introduction	1	(1)
Source and date	1	(7)
The play's shape	8	(24)
The play and the critics	32	(8)
The action of the play	40	(21)
Hamlet and the actors	61	(9)
Names	70	(2)
Recent stage, film and critical interpretations	72	(11)
Robert Hapgood
Note on the text	83	(3)
List of characters	86	(1)
The Play	87	(169)
Reading list	256