Hamlet: A Critical Reader

by Ann Thompson (Editor), Neil Taylor (Editor), Andrew Hiscock (Editor), Lisa Hopkins (Editor)

Overview

Hamlet remains the most-studied of all Shakespeare's great tragedies. This collection of newly-commissioned essays gives readers an overview of past critical views of the play as well as new writing about the play from today's leading scholars. The range of perspectives offered makes the book an invaluable companion to anyone studying the play at an advanced level. The final chapter on learning and teaching resources is particularly useful as a guide for further study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472571380
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/21/2016
Series:	Arden Early Modern Drama Guides
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Neil Taylor is Professor Emeritus, University of Roehampton, UK and co-editor of The Arden Shakespeare Third Series Hamlet and Hamlet: The Texts of 1603 and 1623

Ann Thompson is Professor Emeritus, King's College London, UK and co-editor of the Arden Shakespeare Third Series Hamlet and Hamlet: The Texts of 1603 and 1623

Table of Contents

SERIES INTRODUCTION
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
TIMELINE

Introduction ANN THOMPSON
1. The Critical Backstory JOHN LEE
2. Performance History LOIS POTTER
3. Hamlet: The State of the Art NEIL TAYLOR
4. New Directions: Hamlet and Gender CATHERINE BELSEY
5. New Directions: Hamlet, Cinema, the World MARK THORNTON BURNETT
6. New Directions: Being Hamlet Not Being Hamlet FRANK McGUINNESS

RESOURCES ANN THOMPSON
NOTES
REFERENCES
INDEX