Hamlet by William Shakespeare (English) Paperback Book

Description: Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Burton Raffel The Annotated Shakespeare Series allows readers to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the worlds greatest dramatist FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Annotated Shakespeare Series allowsreaders to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the worlds greatest dramatist"If any work deserves a students closest attention, it is Hamlet. Burton Raffels fully annotated edition is a teachers and students dream: the words are fully explained, and they get a wonderful essay by Harold Bloom as well."—George Soule, Carleton College One of the most frequently read and performed of all stage works, Shakespeares Hamlet isunsurpassed in its complexity and richness. Now the first fully annotated version of Hamlet makesthe play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. This version of Hamlet isunparalleled for its thoroughness and adherence to sound linguistic principles. In his Introduction, Raffel offers important background on the origins and previous versions of the Hamlet story, along with an analysis of the characters Hamlet and Ophelia. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom meditates on the originality of Shakespeares achievement. The book also includes a careful selection of items for "Further Reading." Author Biography Burton Raffel is Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities and professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Among his many edited and translated publications are Poems and Prose from the Old English, Yvain, and Perceval, all published by Yale University Press, and Beowulf, The Story of the Grail, The Annotated Milton, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University, is the author of many books, including The Western Canon, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, and, most recently, Hamlet: Poem Unlimited. Review Named an Outstanding Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries by the Association of American University Presses"This timely edition glosses Shakespeares words which regularly stump students but which their overly optimistic teachers never notice. This is an edition for the students we actually teach, students for whom Early Modern English is a foreign language. Extremely useful and welcome."—D. E. Richardson, University of the South (Sewanee)"If any work deserves a students closest attention, it is Hamlet. Burton Raffels fully annotated edition is a teachers and students dream: the words are fully explained, and they get a wonderful essay by Harold Bloom as well."—George Soule, Carleton College"In a market glutted with editions of Shakespeare, this one stands out. The notes are helpful but not overwhelming, making it a great choice for classroom instructors and independent readers alike."—Kathryn Levesque, Choate Rosemary Hall"This edition is an invaluable resource for teachers and students who want to do justice to the complexity of the plays language."—Tanya Pollard, Montclair State University Review Quote "This timely edition glosses Shakespeares words which regularly stump students but which their overly optimistic teachers never notice. This is an edition for the students we actually teach, students for whom Early Modern English is a foreign language. Extremely useful and welcome."--D.E. Richardson, The University of the South (Sewanee) "If any work deserves a students closest attention, it is Hamlet. Burton Raffels fully annotated edition is a teachers and students dream: the words are fully explained, and they get a wonderful essay by Harold Bloom as well."--George Soule, Carleton College "In a market glutted with editions of Shakespeare, this one stands out. The notes are helpful but not overwhelming, making it a great choice for classroom instructors and independent readers alike."--Kathryn Levesque, Choate Rosemary Hall "This edition is an invaluable resource for teachers and students who want to do justice to the complexity of the plays language."--Tanya Pollard, Assistant Professor of English, Montclair State University Details ISBN0300101058 Author Burton Raffel Short Title HAMLET Pages 288 Publisher Yale University Press Language English ISBN-10 0300101058 ISBN-13 9780300101058 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 822.33 Year 2003 Imprint Yale University Press Illustrations further reading Birth 1564 Death 1616 Alternative 9780886465438 Place of Publication New Haven Country of Publication United States Residence Stratford-Upon-The Avon St, ENK Edition New edition DOI 10.1604/9780300101058 AU Release Date 2003-09-10 NZ Release Date 2003-09-10 US Release Date 2003-09-10 UK Release Date 2003-09-10 Series The Annotated Shakespeare Publication Date 2003-09-10 Edited by Burton Raffel Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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