Hamlet

by William Shakespeare, Michel Grivelet (Preface by), Michel Grivelet (Translator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

The essential revenge story from the master of the stage, Hamlet tells the tale of a Danish prince as he begins to unravel, losing track of what's real and what's not. This timeless classic will always be a warning against the quest for vengeance by showing the repercussions of exactly that.

" Quelque chose est pourri dans l'état du Danemark ! " Le soir venu, le spectre du roi défunt hante les brumes du château d'Elseneur. Il crie vengeance. Honte à son frère Claudius, le lâche assassin ! Hamlet, son fils, l'a promis : ce crime ne restera pas impuni. Mais au bord du gouffre, voilà que le jeune homme vacille : " Être ou bien ne pas être ? " Jeu de miroirs, faux-semblants, théâtre dans le théâtre... Folie simulée ou véritable démence ? Le meurtre est pourtant bien réel. Et la mort d'Ophélie annonce de nouveaux désastres. Au cœur de la tragédie jaillissent alors les voix mystérieuses du pouvoir et de la guerre, de l'amour et de la mort. La poésie de Shakespeare fuse à chaque instant, racontant le mythe universel d'une humanité confrontée à ses démons.

" Hamlet est l'interprète de pensées et de sentiments tourmentés qui ne sont pas étroitement les siens. On y entend l'écho d'inquiétudes, d'aspirations et de déconvenues qui sont celles d'une époque et pas seulement d'elle. " Michel Grivelet.

Une édition bilingue de Hamlet dans une traduction inédite en poche de Michel Grivelet saluée par Pierre Assouline.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782221250761
Publisher:	Groupe Robert Laffont
Publication date:	08/27/2020
Sold by:	EDITIS - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	306
File size:	6 MB
Language:	French

About the Author

Daniel Fischlin is University Research Chair and Full Professor of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph. His awards include the OCUFA (Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations) Distinguished Teaching Award, the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) Distinguished Professor Award for Teaching and the University of Guelph College of Arts Teaching Excellence Award. He has also been named among Guelph's most popular professors in Maclean's magazine and has twice (in 2004 and 2006) been awarded the Presidential Distinguished Professor Award for his research.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

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Table of Contents

Contents

Preface: Performing Dialogues of Race and Culture | Interviews: Jeffery Kissoon and Mark Norfolk | Hamlet playtext

Readership

This fast-paced, all-Black, contemporary version of Hamlet has appeal across audiences young and old, those studying English and Drama at school, those recently introduced to Hamlet through popular TV adaptations and classic drama audiences. In particular, lovers of traditional drama and Shakespeare, schools and Black African & Caribbean audiences (including previous Black Theatre Live tours). Students studying Shakespeare and/or drama studies.

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From the Publisher

Jonathan Bate is a passionate advocate of Shakespeare and his introductions are full of striking and convincing observations ... footnotes at the bottom of each page gloss unfamiliar items of vocabulary, paraphrase tricky meanings and uncover bawdy puns. There is a universe to be found in these annotations: the Renaissance world of power and fate, sex and death, language and philosophy.' – Times Educational Supplement

Editorial Reviews

"For those whose scholarship extends beyond the usual one-volume editions, this Hibbard Hamlet will prove the most fascinating of the decade."—Reg Saner, University of Colorado, Boulder

From the Publisher

2019-07-13
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

The timeless tale of the young and disaffected Danish prince who is pushed to avenge his father's untimely murder at the hands of his brother unfolds with straightforward briskness. Shakespeare's text has been liberally but judiciously cut, staying true to the thematic meaning while dispensing with longer speeches (with the notable exception of the renowned "to be or not to be" soliloquy) and intermediary dialogues. Some of the more obscure language has been modernized, with a glossary of terms provided at the end; despite these efforts, readers wholly unfamiliar with the story might struggle with independent interpretation. Where this adaptation mainly excels is in its art, especially as the play builds to its tensely wrought final act. Illustrator Kumar (World War Two, 2015, etc.) pairs richly detailed interiors and exteriors with painstakingly rendered characters, each easily distinguished from their fellows through costume, hairstyle, and bearing. Human figures are generally depicted in bust or three-quarter shots, making the larger panels of full figures all the more striking. Heavily scored lines of ink form shadows, lending the otherwise bright pages a gritty air. All characters are white.

A solid introduction for budding lovers of the Bard. (biography of Shakespeare, dramatis personae, glossary) (Graphic novel. 12-18)

Kirkus Reviews