Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
This book is very good plus condition. Moderate bumping and tearing to both ends of spine. Moderate sunning to spine. Moderate scuffing to both boards. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper.
Hamlet is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others".
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Inventory #(N5-147).
Synopsis
In this quintessential Shakespearean drama, Hamlets halting pursuit of revenge for his fathers death unfolds in a series of highly charged confrontations that climax in tragedy. The play begins with the ghost of Hamlet's father revealing that he was killed by Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, who has now married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Consumed by grief and madness, Hamlet feigns insanity as he plots his revenge. His inner turmoil and moral dilemmas are explored through soliloquies, while the play delves into themes of revenge, betrayal, and the nature of existence. Ultimately, the tragic events unfold, resulting in a climax of death and the ascension of Fortinbras as the new ruler of Denmark.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4437
- Title
- Hamlet
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by W. G. Simmonds
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
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