Hamlet, A Longman Cultural Edition: Prince Of Denmark - Softcover

Shakespeare, William; Jordan, Constance

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321317297 ISBN 13: 9780321317292

Publisher: Pearson, 2005

Synopsis

Book Description From Longman's new Cultural Editions Series, Hamlet , edited by Constance Jordan, includes the play and contextual materials from the era of Shakespeare. This edition represents Shakespeare's text as it appears in the most authoritative of early editions, the Folio, published in 1623, and it supplies readers with useful footnotes to the interpretation of the text. It also includes brief samples of works by Shakespeare's contemporaries in asection entitled ?Contexts?; these will help readers to understand the historical setting and the cultural ideas that helped shape the meaning of Shakespeare's play. By listening to these voices from the past, readers can approach the play with some knowledge of why Hamlet asks the questions he does and of why the character himself, the creation of a distant century, also seems so much a part of our own world. Readers interested in Shakespeare's Plays and the time they...

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Synopsis

From Longman's new Cultural Edition series, Hamlet,edited by Constance Jordan, includes the play and contextual materials from the era of Shakespeare. This edition represents Shakespeare's text as it appears in the most authoritative of early editions, the Folio, published in 1623, and it supplies students with useful footnotes to the interpretation of the text. It also includes brief samples of works by Shakespeare's contemporaries in a section entitled Contexts; which will help students understand the historical setting and cultural ideas that helped shape the meaning of Shakespeare's play. By listening to these voices from the past, students can approach the play with some knowledge of why Hamlet asks the questions he does and of why the character himself, the creation of a distant century, also seems so much a part of our own world. The Longman Cultural Edition series is composed of teaching texts edited by prominent scholars. In addition to the recently published Cultural Editions Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, and Othello, titles in the series for this year include Dickens' Hard Times, Beowulf, and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.

About the Author

Author of books specifically relating to Shakespeare and Shakespeare studies: *Shakespeare’s Monarchies: Ruler and Subject in the Romances*, 1997; Ed. (with Karen Cunningham) *The Law in Shakespeare*, 2006. Recent articles: “Henry V and the Tudor Monarchy,” in *Early Modern English Drama*, ed. Sullivan, Cheney, Hadfield, 2006; “Law,” in *The Shakespeare Encyclopedia*, ed. Patricia Parker, forthcoming.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0321317297
• ISBN 13: 9780321317292
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288