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Shakespeare, Hamlet

Paul A. Cantor

(Landmarks of world literature)

Cambridge University Press, 1989

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 101-102

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Description

Paul Cantor provides a new and clearly structured introduction to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. Hamlet's status as tragic hero and the central enigma of the delayed revenge are seen in the light of the play's historical place in the Renaissance at the crossroads of the Christian and the classical traditions. The dramatic and poetic techniques used in the play are discussed, and a final chapter deals with the uniquely varied reception of Hamlet on the stage and in literature generally, from the seventeenth century to the present day.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Chronology
  • 1. Hamlet and the Renaissance
  • 2. The tragedy of Hamlet
  • 3. Dramatic and poetic technique
  • 4. The heritage of Hamlet.

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