The First Quarto of Hamlet |
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| Author:
| Shakespeare, William |
| Editor:
| Irace, Kathleen O. |
| Series title: | The New Cambridge Shakespeare: the Early Quartos Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-56391-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $600.00 |
Book Description:
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The first printed text of Shakespeare's Hamlet is about half the length of the more familiar second quarto and Folio versions. It reorders and combines key plot elements to present its own workable alternatives. This is the only modernised critical edition of the 1603 quarto in print. Kathleen Irace explains its possible origins, special features and surprisingly rich performance history, and while describing textual differences between it and other versions, offers alternatives which...
More DescriptionThe first printed text of Shakespeare's Hamlet is about half the length of the more familiar second quarto and Folio versions. It reorders and combines key plot elements to present its own workable alternatives. This is the only modernised critical edition of the 1603 quarto in print. Kathleen Irace explains its possible origins, special features and surprisingly rich performance history, and while describing textual differences between it and other versions, offers alternatives which actors or directors might choose for specific productions.