Hamlet

This widely adopted critical edition presents the 1974 text of the play along with critical essays that read Hamlet from a variety of contemporary perspectives. With four essays new to this second edition the text is complemented by biographical and critical introductions, bibliographies and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms.

List of contents

PART I: HAMLET: THE COMPLETE TEXT IN CULTURAL CONTEXT
Biographical and Historical Contexts
The Complete Text (1974 Riverside Edition)
Cultural Documents and Illustrations
PART II: A CASE STUDY IN CONTEMPORARY CRITICISM
Feminist Criticism; E.Showalter
Deconstruction; P.Berry
New Historicism; S.Mullaney
Cultural Criticism; R.Halpern
Psychoanalysis; J.Adelman
Combining Perspectives; J.Guillory
Appendix: Editing Shakespeare
Glossary of Literary and Critical Terms

Product details

• Authors: William Shakespeare
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.01.2011, delayed
• EAN: 9780333973516
• ISBN: 978-0-333-97351-6
• No. of pages: 464
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama