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The tragedy of Hamlet , Prince of Denmark /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Corporate Author: Internet Shakespeare Editions
Other Authors: Bevington, David M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, [2018]
Series:Broadview / Internet Shakespeare editions.
Subjects:
Hamlet > (Legendary character) > Drama.
Princes > Denmark > Drama.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Shakespeare's life
  • Shakespeare's theater
  • William Shakespeare and Hamlet
  • A brief chronology
  • A note on the text
  • The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
  • Appendix A: References to classical history and mythology
  • Appendix B:References to the Bible
  • Appendix C: Sources and analogs: 1. from Saxo Grammaticus, Historia Danica (1180-1204)
  • 2. from Franc̜ois de Belleforest, Histoires Tragiques (1576)
  • 3. from Der bestrafte Brudermord (1710)
  • Appendix D: Domestic Issues in Hamlet
  • 1. Marriage and Incest
  • 2. Women and obedience
  • Appendix E. Some textual variations in Quarto 1
  • 1. Another "to be or not to be"
  • 2. Different advice to the players
  • 3. The queen offers to help Hamlet
  • 4. The queen laments Ofelia's death
  • 5. A shorter scene before the duel
  • Bibliography.