Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Philip Edwards deals succinctly with the exhaustive commentary and controversy which Hamlet has provoked in the manifestation of its tragic energy. Robert Hapgood has contributed a new section on prevailing critical and performance approaches to the play in this updated edition. He discusses recent film and stage performances and actors of the Hamlet role as well as directors of the play. His account of new scholarship stresses the role of memory in the play and the impact of feminist and performance studies upon it. First Edition Hb (1985): 0-521-22151-X First Edition Pb (1985): 0-521-29366-9

List of illustrations

viii

Preface

ix

Abbreviations and short titles

x

Introduction

1

(1)

Source and date

1

(7)

The play's shape

8

(24)

The play and the critics

32

(8)

The action of the play

40

(21)

Hamlet and the actors

61

(9)

Names

70

(2)

Recent stage, film and critical interpretations

72

(11)

Robert Hapgood

Note on the text

83

(3)

List of characters

86

(1)

The Play

87

(169)

Reading list

256

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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

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