03519nam 2200745Ia 450 991045170570332120210527010953.01-281-72893-497866117289390-300-13823-710.12987/9780300138238(CKB)1000000000477760(SSID)ssj0000166967(PQKBManifestationID)11163689(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166967(PQKBWorkID)10169048(PQKB)10481129(MiAaPQ)EBC3420279(DE-B1597)485178(OCoLC)1024018325(DE-B1597)9780300138238(Au-PeEL)EBL3420279(CaPaEBR)ebr10190736(CaONFJC)MIL172893(OCoLC)923591191(EXLCZ)99100000000047776020030314d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHamlet[electronic resource] /William Shakespeare ; fully annotated, with an introduction by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold BloomNew Haven Yale University Pressc2003xxxi, 249 pThe Annotated ShakespeareBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-10175-9 0-300-10105-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247).Front matter --Contents --About This Book --Introduction --The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark --An Essay by Harold Bloom --Further Reading --Finding ListOne of the most frequently read and performed of all stage works, Shakespeare's Hamlet is unsurpassed in its complexity and richness. Now the first fully annotated version of Hamlet makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. This version of Hamlet is unparalleled for its thoroughness and adherence to sound linguistic principles. In his Introduction, Raffel offers important background on the origins and previous versions of the Hamlet story, along with an analysis of the characters Hamlet and Ophelia. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom meditates on the originality of Shakespeare's achievement. The book also includes a careful selection of items for "Further Reading."FathersDeathDramaHamlet (Legendary character)DramaMurder victims' familiesDramaPrincesDramaRevengeDramaDenmarkDramaElectronic books.FathersDeathHamlet (Legendary character)Murder victims' familiesPrincesRevenge822.3/3Shakespeare William1564-1616.132200Bloom Harold164457Raffel Burton458832MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451705703321Hamlet2484822UNINA