Cantor, Paul A.
Shakespeare: Hamlet / Paul A. Cantor. - 2nd ed. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. - xi, 101p.; - Landmarks of world literature .
In this useful guide, Paul Cantor provides a clearly structured introduction to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. After examining Hamlet's status as tragic hero and central enigma of delayed revenge in light of the play's Renaissance context, Cantor discusses its dramatic and poetic techniques. He considers the uniquely varied reception of the play on the stage and in literature from the seventeenth century to the present day.
0521840031 (hardback) 052154937X (pbk.) 9780521840033
Tragedy.
822.3 / CAN-S
Shakespeare: Hamlet / Paul A. Cantor. - 2nd ed. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. - xi, 101p.; - Landmarks of world literature .
In this useful guide, Paul Cantor provides a clearly structured introduction to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. After examining Hamlet's status as tragic hero and central enigma of delayed revenge in light of the play's Renaissance context, Cantor discusses its dramatic and poetic techniques. He considers the uniquely varied reception of the play on the stage and in literature from the seventeenth century to the present day.
0521840031 (hardback) 052154937X (pbk.) 9780521840033
Tragedy.
822.3 / CAN-S