Hamlet (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare)

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Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is part of the Barnes & Noble Shakespeare series.  This unique series features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from America and Great Britain, in collaboration with one of the world’s foremost Shakespeare authorities, David Scott Kastan of Columbia University. Together they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.

 

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Overview

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, is part of the Barnes & Noble Shakespeare series.  This unique series features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from America and Great Britain, in collaboration with one of the world’s foremost Shakespeare authorities, David Scott Kastan of Columbia University. Together they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.

 

Each volume in the Barnes & Noble Shakespeare includes:

  • New Scholarship – Premiere scholars introduce each play with contemporary scholarship. An essay on editing the text provides an in-depth look at the quartos and folios used in the edition.
  • Contextualizing Essays – Essays on Shakespeare’s England, language, and life, along with essays on performing Shakespeare and significant performances frame the play in both historical and theatrical context for readers. A look at the lasting influence of the play on music, art, film, and dance creates an interdisciplinary framework with which to approach the play.
  • Better Notes – Through one-word margin definitions, facing-page glosses, and longer end notes after the play, our innovative approach to notes pulls readers away from the text fewer times while providing them with more information and comprehensive analysis.
  • Further Reading – An annotated bibliography of titles, hand-selected by the introduction author, takes readers beyond the edition for further reading.

Shakespeare’s compelling treatment of guilt and revenge in Hamlet has fascinated playgoers and readers for 400 years. The editor, Jeff Dolven, brings a professional poet’s eye to the introduction and notes, providing a uniquely informative take on the play.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781411400344
  • Publisher: Sterling
  • Publication date: 1/25/2007
  • Series: Barnes & Noble Shakespeare Series
  • Pages: 440
  • Sales rank: 58294
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 7.90 (h) x 1.30 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 2007

    A reviewer

    This review is not of Hamlet itself, but rather on this edition of Hamlet 'ISBN: 9781411400344', which was edited by Jeff Dolven and David Scott Kastan. I read a lot of heavily annotated books, and I have to say this is one of the best book designs I¿ve ever encountered. The various reference materials (footnotes and definitions for archaic words) appear in a manner that makes the text very easy to follow. The scholarship is also top-notch. The annotations give you enough information to make things clear, without insulting your intelligence, or without overburdening you with unnecessary detail. The essays are also interesting and informative. I¿ve been avoiding Shakespeare ever since high school, which was many years ago. Now that I¿m reading him again, I¿m glad I¿m in such good hands. It is making the experience a joy, rather than a chore. My compliments to the editors and the book designer. They have done a superior job of making this difficult text accessible to the modern reader. I wish my editions of Dante and Milton had similar layouts. Highly recommended.

    14 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 2007

    Great Edition

    There are many editions of Hamlet available, but I have never encountered one as exemplary as this one. The footnotes and margin notes are not overwhelming, but provide the perfect amount of assistance in understanding the text. In addition, the lines are spaced out nicely, making it easy to read. In purchasing an edition of Hamlet, this is the one to choose!

    11 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2007

    A Fundamental Work of English Literature

    Hamlet is without question one of the greatest literary works of all time, and should be read by anyone with a desire to improve his or her mind and attain a deeper understanding of literature. Philosophical, tragic, and even humorous by turns, Shakespeare's brilliantly crafted lines capture the mental torment of the title character with a skill which most writers struggle to aspire to. Personally, I didn't think much of Shakespeare until I read Hamlet, but the play about the Prince of Danes is truly at the pinnacle of his work, and of English literature as well.

    6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2007

    The Greatest Single Work of All Time

    Hamlet is bar none the single greatest work of all time. One has not lived until he has read Hamlet. It is impossible to due justice to Hamlet in a short blurb, but know that if you have not read Hamlet, you are seriously missing out, and need to reevaluate your priorities in life.

    5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Wed Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2011

    Pageperfect font too small/Footnotes on separate page awkward on Nook Color

    The font size is the equivalent of the smallest size possible on a regular Nook Book. Since one can't adjust the font size on a Pageperfect Nook Book, that makes it difficult to read.

    Also, the 2-page format (footnotes on left page, text on right page) is very awkward. Footnotes should have been done with popups initiated by touching the subscript number of the footnote. Much more elegant, and might be programmatically similar to the "Article View" pop-up window function for magazines.

    Difficult words are translated in the left-hand margin of the text page itself, and line numbers are provided in the right-hand margin. Margins are too wide, which helps explain why the font has to be so small to fit everything on the line.

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    Do not buy!!

    Take it from the people who purchased this book. None of the pages show up. Its a fraud. If you can, please report this book.

    2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2012

    A line from the play

    "To be or not to be that is question"

    2 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2012

    Very good

    Shakespeare is a masre of humor and writing. Bravo.

    2 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Tue Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2011

    Highly Recommended

    "Hamlet," in my opinion, is the best written Shakespearean play. The questions it creates about sanity and human nature was pure brilliance. You can almost feel the chaos jump off the page and it keeps you turning the pages till the very end. This play will not disappoint you.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Sun May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2011

    Hamlet

    This is so good and we are doing a play about it in school

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted Mon Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2011

    Great Play and Edition!

    I had read Romeo and Juliet and Othello before going into Hamlet. Though Othello and RJ were my favorites, I really did enjoy Hamlet. It's very interesting and makes you think about common issues in life such as revenge, and right and wrong. The notes make it easy to understand. Shakespeare is once again, brilliant.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2005

    Unimaginable

    The tragedy of Hamlet was a very disturbing play. Just imagine you have just received the news of your fathers death.Then when you arrive home, you find you Mother married to your dead father's brother!That is just part of the trials Hamlet must endure. He is also haunted by his dead father's ghost and his girlfriend Ophelia has stopped all contact with him out of the blue. That's just the beginning of the action packed play. Read it and see how Hamlet deals with his problems.

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Apr 02 00:00:00 EST 2004

    Hamlet

    Hamlet is a very good book. William Shakespeare out did himself when he wrote it. Hamlet finding out that his father was murdered by his uncle, made just the right type of storyline. He loved Ophelia, but had to get revenge for his father. I won't give away the ending, but I will say that this book is one of Shakespeare's best Tragedies.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2002

    an outstandingstory and a tragedy

    this is a one of shakespears great play. it has everything in it. friendship, love enemies, etc.

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Mon Nov 27 00:00:00 EST 2000

    Prince of Denmark

    I was forced to read this for English, but it didn't feel that way at all, it was great. The revenge, murder, drama, and sneakiness of Hamlet all add this as one of Shakespeare's great plays.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2013

    Book

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!!! like all books that have no cover art (somewhat proving that the aurhor or, in this case the person who made this available had not the time or intrest to make a cover), the bok is SPAM. A few pages aftwr the book starts, all i see is:

    And he spoke unto her ^^`@ the ";? eight law *++

    Makes NO SENSE whatsoever. DO NOT PURCHASE. WASTE OF TIME.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sun Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2012

    Impossible to read

    There were so many errors in this book that it was just impossible to read and be able to fully understand the text. Would not reccomend this version.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Wed Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    Unintelligible

    Poorly scanned and impossible to read

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Fri Mar 30 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    HORRIBLE!

    I don't know if its my Nook Tablet or something but nothing shows up! Just a bunch of blank pages!

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Tue Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    Awful

    Confusing script

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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