Hamlet: Manga Classics: Modern English Edition

by William Shakespeare, Julien Choy (Illustrator), Michael Barltrop (Adapted by)

Overview

The dead still walk in Denmark. Already crushed by his father's death and his mother's hasty remarriage, the young prince Hamlet is confronted by his father's ghost, bearing terrible news: he didn't simply die. He was murdered. Now Hamlet lives only for his vengeance - no matter how many other people must die for it. Manga Classics® proudly presents an exciting manga version of Shakespeare's masterpiece Hamlet in its full glory, featuring the FULL, ADAPTED MODERN ENGLISH text for easy reading!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781947808232
Publisher:	Manga Classics Inc.
Publication date:	02/08/2022
Series:	Manga Classics: Shakespeare (Modern English Edition) , #4
Pages:	476
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.40(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

About the Author

Widely esteemed as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an actor and theatrical producer in addition to writing plays and sonnets. Dubbed "The Bard of Avon," Shakespeare oversaw the building of the Globe Theatre in London, where a number of his plays were staged, the best-known of which include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. The First Folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Editorial Reviews

"The writers have done a great job of adapting the language so that you miss none of the meaning!"

Youth Services Book Review

"The modern English version is much easier to understand, and in the manga form, the characters are brought to life straight from the pages."

San Francisco Book Review

"This vividly violent tale will appeal to ambitious manga readers and can serve as supplemental material for the study of Hamlet." - School Library Journal

"The writers have done a great job of adapting the language so that you miss none of the meaning!" - Youth Services Book Review

"The modern English version is much easier to understand, and in the manga form, the characters are brought to life straight from the pages." - San Francisco Book Review

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