description: Hamlet is unique among Shakespeare's plays in that it exists in three versions. The complex relationship among the three early texts has challenged the ingenuity of generations of Shakespearean scholars. Eric Rasmussen's engaging introductory essay offers a comprehensive overview of these texts, the multifarious theories of their origins, and their fascinating reception history.
language: English
title: The Three Text Hamlet: Parallel Texts of the First & Second Quartos & First Folio
titlecomplete: The Three Text Hamlet: Parallel Texts of the First & Second Quartos & First Folio
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Ams Pr Inc