| Description |
xxi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series, 1074-598X |
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Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series. 1074-598X
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Method and Social Geography -- Theatre and Tragedy -- Literary Analysis: Hamlet's Options -- Man, Melancholy, and Suicide -- Enter Ghost...Exit Ghost -- Revenge (,) the Crime -- Antic Dispositions: The Hero as Fool -- Gertrude, Thy Name Is Woman -- Over Ophelia's Dead Body -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Shakespeare's Hamlet, regarded by many as the world's most famous play by the world's most famous writer, is one of the most complex, demanding, discussed, and influential literary texts in English. As a means of access to this play, this unique collection of primary materials and commentary will help student and teacher explore historical, literary, theatrical, social, and cultural issues related to the play. In an approach unique for this series, Corum guides the reader through a literary analysis of Hamlet's options. He examines the popular theatres of the day in which Shakespeare and his company first produced Hamlet and discusses the genre of tragedy in which it is written. Through judicious selection of primary historical documents, the work provides contexts for understanding Hamlet's melancholy, the ghost of Hamlet's father, the theme of revenge, and Hamlet's feigned madness. Chapters on Gertrude and Ophelia illuminate these characters in the context of the play and early modern English culture. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet -- Examinations -- Study guides.
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Literature and history -- England -- History -- 16th century -- Sources.
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Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Sources.
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Denmark -- In literature -- Sources.
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Princes in literature -- Sources.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Corum, Richard. Understanding Hamlet. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998 (OCoLC)607114126 |
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Online version: Corum, Richard. Understanding Hamlet. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998 (OCoLC)609320175 |
| ISBN |
0313298777 alkaline paper |
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9780313298776 alkaline paper |
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